Year 7 Latin Summer Revision Guide Notes
- 50 minutes
- Section 1: Translation (30 minutes)
- Section 2: Grammar (20 minutes, do first)
- Learn everything in this revision guide.
Vocabulary
- Revise vocabulary from Stages 1-12.
- Nouns: Nominative case (accusatives given if 3rd declension).
- Verbs: 3rd person (e.g., sedet - he/she/it is sitting).
Nouns
- Nominative: subject of the sentence; translated before the verb.
- Accusative: object of the sentence; translated after the verb.
- Dative: indirect object; translated as “to” or “for”.
- Latin word order: NOMINATIVE DATIVE ACCUSATIVE VERB
- Order of translation: 1st 4th 3rd 2nd
Noun Endings
| Case | 1st Declension | 2nd Declension | 3rd Declension |
|---|
| SING Nom. | - a | - us | (no ending) |
| Acc. | - am | - um | - em |
| Dat. | - ae | - o | - i |
| PLURAL Nom. | - ae | - i | - es |
| Acc. | - as | - os | - es |
| Dat. | - is | - is | - ibus |
Example:
mercatores feminis togas dederunt
Translation:
The merchants gave togas to the women.
Pronouns
- Words used instead of nouns.
Singular Pronouns
| Case | Pronoun | Translation |
|---|
| Nom. | ego | I |
| Acc. | me | me |
| Dat. | mihi | to/for me |
| Nom. | tu | you |
| Acc. | te | you |
| Dat. | tibi | to/for you |
Plural Pronouns
| Case | Pronoun | Translation |
|---|
| Nom. | nos | we |
| Acc. | nos | us |
| Dat. | nobis | to/for us |
| Nom. | vos | you |
| Acc. | vos | you |
| Dat. | vobis | to/for you |
Adjectives
- Comparative: -ior = more (e.g., callidior = more clever).
- Superlative: -issimus = very (e.g., callidissimus = very clever).
Verbs
Tenses
- Present
- Imperfect
- Perfect
- Pluperfect
Verb Endings
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | Meaning |
|---|
| I | - o | - bam | - (v)i | - (v)eram | I ____ / I am ___ing / I was __ing / I had __ed |
| You | - s | - bas | - (v)isti | - (v)eras | |
| He/She/It | - t | - bat | - (v)it | - (v)erat | |
| We | - mus | - bamus | - (v)imus | - (v)eramus | We were_ing |
| You | - tis | - batis | - (v)istis | - (v)eratis | |
| They | - nt | - bant | - (v)erunt | - (v)erant | |
Irregular Verbs
To be
Present
- I: sum (I am)
- You: es (you are)
- He/she/it: est (he is)
- We: sumus (we are)
- You: estis (you are)
- They: sunt (they are)
Imperfect
- I: eram (I was)
- You: eras (you were)
- He/she/it: erat (he was)
- We: eramus (we were)
- You: eratis (you were)
- They: erant (they were)