Latin grammar rules shell first half term

What is a participle

an adjective formed from a verb

How do you translated a present participle

X-ing

How do you recognise a present participle

ns at the end of nt in the middle of the word

How do you translate a perfect passive participle

having been X-ed

First principle part

present tense e.g. porto (I carry)

Second principle part

infinitive e.g. portare (to carry)

Third principle part

perfect tense e.g. portavi (I carried)

Fourth principle part

Perfect passive participle (PPP) = e.g portatus (having been carried)

What are principle parts

They tell us about a verb in its various, most important forms. We can find them in the dictionary

What is a pronoun

words that replace a noun e.g he, she, it, I, you

eum

him

eam

her

eius

his/her

eorum

their