Chapter 40
Activity 1 – Pick out the English participles in the
following sentences:
1.
She poured boiling water into the teapot.
2.
They could not find the lost book.
3.
The kidnapped baby was returned to his parents
safely.
4.
The losing team will bat next.
5.
Do you like to look for buried treasure?
6.
He tried to outrun the stampeding herd.
7.
The surprised crab was hit by the falling apples.
Activity 2 - Fill in the following participle charts:
voco
vocāre
vocavi
singular
masc.
nom:
gen:
dat:
acc:
abl:
vocatus
plural
fem.
neut.
masc.
fem.
neut.
scribo
scribere
scripsi
singular
masc.
nom:
gen:
dat:
acc:
abl:
scriptus
plural
fem.
neut.
masc.
fem.
neut.
Activity 3 - Circle the correct translation for each particple.
1.
portans
having been carried
2.
going to praise
having been fought
fighting
going to walk
about to walk
ambulantes
walking
5.
having been praised
pugantum
going to fight
4.
going to carry
laudanti
praising
3.
carrying
dicentem
going to speak
speaking
having spoken
When translating a Latin sentence containing participial phrases, you
should first identify the entire participial phrase, then translate the
main clause and come back and translate the participial clause.
Poetae in litore ambulantes de philosophiā dixerunt.
Participial phrase:
in litore ambulantes
Main clause translated:
The poets talk about philosophy
Participial phrase translated: while walking on the shore
Whole sentence translated:
The poets while walking on
the shore talked philosophy.
Activity 4 – Circle the noun being modified by a participle and underline
the entire participial phrase. Translate the sentence.
1.
Viros pecuniam semper petentes non amo.
2.
Puellae ad oppidum ambulantes multa
carmina cantaverunt.
(carmen, carmenis, song)
3.
Milites alium impetum timentes urbem
iterum muniverunt.
(munio, munire, to fortify)
4.
Miles pugnans vulnerabitur.
Activity 5 - Fill in the following participle chart:
repello
repellere
repuli
singular
masc.
nom:
gen:
dat:
acc:
abl:
repulsus
plural
fem.
neut.
masc.
fem.
neut.
Activity 6 - Circle the correct translation for each participle.
1.
iactus
throwing
2.
having been spoken
writing
having been written
ductis
leading
5.
speaking
scriptos
going to write
4.
about to throw
dictae
going to speak
3.
having been thrown
having been led
about to lead
having been praised
going to praise
laudata
praising
Activity 7 - Circle the noun being modified by a participle
and underline the entire participial phrase. Then translate.
1.
Domus a filio nostro aedificata nobis data
est.
2.
Trans pontem fractum ambulāre non
possumus.
Activity 8 – Translate
1.
Aeneas Hesperiam petens Carthaginem
advenit.
2.
Marcus patrem epistulas in tablino
scribentem invenit.
3.
Eucleides nocte per vias domum rediens
a praedonibus percussus est.
4.
Plurimi natantium scaphas litori
appropinquantes viderunt.
5.
Cornelius in atrio Eucleidem exspectans
ceteros servos in culinā colloquentes audivit.
6.
Cornelio domo egredienti occurrit Titus,
frater eius.
7.
Cornelius servis fercula in triclinium
portantibus signum dedit.
8.
Sextum arborem ascendentem desilīre
iussi.
9.
Ancillae festināre iussae aquam ad
convivas portaverunt.
10.
Porcus a servis scissus ad mensam
portatus est.
11.
Coquus ab omnibus laudatus laetus erat.
12.
Titus in triclinium ductus, “Salve, mi
frater!” inquit.
13.
Aurelia neglegentia earum vexata
speculum eripuit.
14.
Cena optima a Cornelio data ab omnibus
convivis laudata est.