Chapter 16: Caesaris funus

Chapter 16, Drill d: Practice using the perfect passive participle.

In each Latin sentence is an English phrase in parentheses which can be translated by a perfect passive participle. Provide the correct form of the participle, modifying the noun or implied noun.

Example:
pueri (terrified) domum cucurrerunt. Answer: territi , nominative plural because it modifies pueri, subject of the sentence.

1. in carminibus a Quinto (written [i.e. the poems had been written]) erant multae res.
2. carmina (written) a Quinto delectabant omnes.
3. poeta Catullus de puella (beloved) scripsit.
4. Romani multos populos a regibus (ruled [i.e. having been ruled]) uicerunt.
5. ciues (terrified) tumultu domum fugerunt.
6. mater cenam a Horatia (having been prepared [the meal had been prepared by Horatia]) ad Flaccum ferebat.
7. epistola ad parentes (having been delivered [use refero]) post longum iter aduenit.
8. Quintus uidit homines (roused/stirred up) ab Antonio.
9. Quintus orationem (which had been heard) laudauit.
10. Quintus audiuit clamores hominum (having been seized, i.e. the men had been seized; use rapio).
11. Flaccus duxit Quintum non (having been delighted by i.e. Quintus was not delighted by) libris de legibus et iure.
12. haec res bene (conducted [having been conducted]) Quintum delectavit. (use gero)
13. epistola heri (sent [having been sent]) hodie aduenit. (heri = yesterday)
14. Quintus effugit ab exitio (which he had seen, i.e. having been seen).
15. Antonius excitauit homines oratione (which he had given, i.e. having been given; use habeo).

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Chapter 16: Caesaris funus

Chapter 16, Drill d: Practice using the perfect passive participle.