Mood in Latin Verbs - SAT Subject Test in Latin

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Marce, __________!

Answer

The correct answer is veni. The name Marce is the vocative form of the name Marcus. This, coupled with the exclamation mark, lets us know that this is a command. The correct singular imperative of venire is veni.

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Servilia, __________ in villam!

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The comma after the name spoken signifies that she is being addressed directly, so the imperative mood is needed. The singular imperative of Venire, to come is "veni."

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The correct present subjunctive passive of incipimus is __________.

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The original verb _incipimus_is first-person plural; therefore we must find the first-person plural passive subjunctive of this verb. The subjunctive stem for the verb incipere is incipia-, taking the "ia" as the marker for the subjunctive. We then add "mur" to the end to make it passive in the first-person plural present tense.

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The correct subjunctive imperfect active of the verb of videtis is __________.

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Videtis is the indicative active present form of the verb video in the second person plural.

The proper relative form of this in the subjunctive imperfect is videretis.

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