Incredible Latin Quiz

Answer: Portamus

The answer is "portamus" because "-mus" is the first person plural ending and there are no tense signs. "Porto" is first person, present, singular, active. "Portavimus" is first person, present perfect, plural, active. "Portabit" is third person, future tense, singular, active.

The four parts of this verb are "porto, portare, portavi, portatus". "Portamus" means "we carry", and the verb is of the first conjugation.

Answer: Videbaris

The answer is "videbaris" because "-ris" indicates it is second person, singular, passive voice, and the "-ba" is a tense sign indicating imperfect tense. "Vides" is second person present active, "Videbas" is the active equivalent of "videbaris" and "videbiris" is the future tense equivalent.

The four parts are "video, videre, vidi, visus". "Videbaris" means "you were seen" and the verb is of the second conjugation.

Answer: Muniti erant

The answer is "muniti erant" because you use the fourth part of the verb, called a participle, and the appropriate form of the verb "to be". You use "muniti" because it is the plural form of "munitus", the fourth part of "munire". "Erant" is used because the imperfect form of the verb "to be" corresponds with the pluperfect tense. "Munitus erat" is singular pluperfect passive, "Muniverant" is pluperfect, plural, active voice, and "munibant" is imperfect, singular, active.

The four parts are "munio, munire, munivi, munitus". "Muniti erant" means "they had been fortified" and the verb is of the fourth conjugation.

Answer: Ponam

The answer is "ponam" because "-am" is the future tense, first person, singular ending in the third and fourth conjugations. This is different from the first two conjugations, in which the tense sign is "-bi" plus all of the endings (with a few exceptions; i.e. "bio" to "bo" and "bint" to "bunt").

In the third and fourth conjugations the tense sign is "-e" followed by the endings, except in the first person singular, in which it is "-am". The three incorrect answers are not Latin verb forms but possible mistakes which might be made when conjugating for first person singular and future tense: "ponem" if you do not remember to use "-am" in the first person singular, "ponebo" if you think it is a first or second conjugation verb, and "poneo" if you add the tense sign "-e" and the first person singular ending only to the verb stem.

The four parts of this verb are "pono, ponere, posui, positus". "Ponam" means "I will place" and the verb is of the third conjugation.

Answer: Spectatus eris

The answer is "spectatus eris" because "spectatus" is the fourth part and "eris" is the second person future tense of the verb "to be". "Spectatus es" is present perfect passive, "spectabis" is future tense, active voice, and "spectas" is present tense active.

The four parts of this verb are "specto, spectare, spectavi spectatus". "Spectatus eris" means "you will have been seen", and the verb is of the first conjugation.

Answer: Sunt

This verb is an irregular linking verb, the endings and infinitives being different than any of the four conjugations. Although some forms seem to have some regularity, many of the forms are not regular and must be memorized. "Essent" and "essant" are not Latin verb forms, but possible variations of "esse". "Est" is the third person, singular, present, active of "esse".

The four parts are "sum, esse, fui, futurus" ("futurus" is the future active participle, because the verb is intransitive and cannot be put into the passive voice). "Sunt" means "they are" and the verb is irregular.

Answer: Audiebar

The answer is "audiebar" because the tense sign "-ba" is used for the imperfect tense, and the ending "-r" is used for the first person singular in the passive voice. "Audibamus" is first person, plural, active voice, "audar" is future tense, and "audivi" is present perfect tense, active voice.

The four parts are "audio, audire, audivi, auditus". "Audibar" means "I was heard" and the verb is of the fourth conjugation.

Answer: Habebimini

The answer is "habebimini" because "-bi" is the tense sign for the future tense and "-mini" is the ending for second person, plural, passive voice. "Habebitis" is active voice, "Habemini" is passive voice but present tense and "habiti eritis" is passive voice, second person plural, but it is future perfect tense.

The four parts are "habeo, habere, habui, habitus". "Habebimini" means "You will be held" and the verb is of the second conjugation.

Answer: Auxerunt

The answer is "auxerunt" because "-erunt" is the third person plural ending and "aux-" is the perfect stem for this verb. The other three choices are incorrect variations of this verb form. The four parts are "augeo, augere, auxi, auctus". "Auxerunt" means "they have increased" and the verb is of the second conjugation.

Answer: Capieris

The answer is "capieris" because the ending "-e" tells it is future tense, the "-ris" shows it is second person singular, passive voice, and the "-i-" is there because "capere" is an "io" verb of the third conjugation, which simply means the first part of the verb ends in "-io" not "-o".

The difficult part is that the "-i-" is shown in only some endings. "Caperis" is second person, singular passive voice, but it is present tense. "Capies" is second person, singular, future tense but it is active voice. "Capebiris" is not a correct verb form in any way but is what you would get if you thought "capere" is second conjugation.

The four parts are "capio, capere, cepi, captus". "Capieris" means "You will be taken" and the verb is an "-io" member of the third conjugation.