Focus on what matters i.e. recognise [i] meaning [ii] tense and [iii] who / what is performing the action. You need to go slowly before you can go quickly! You’ve seen in the two previous posts that there are consistent personal endings and clear markers for tenses. Match the English verbs with the Latin deponent verbs in the word cloud all of which are either imperfect or future tense:
1st conjugation
hortor, -ārī, -ātus sum: to encourage, urge
minor, -ārī, -ātus sum: to threaten
mīror, -ārī, -ātus sum: to wonder at, be surprised
2nd conjugation
vereor, -ērī, veritus sum: to fear
3rd conjugation
loquor, loquī, locūtus sum: to speak, talk
proficīscor, proficīscī, profectus sum: to set out, depart
sequor, sequī, secūtus sum: to follow
ūtor, -ī, usus sum: to use, make use of
3rd-iō conjugation
prōgredior, -ī, prōgressus sum: to advance, go forward
morior, -ī, mortuus sum: to die
4th conjugation
orior, -īrī, ortus sum: to rise, arise
potior, -īrī, potītus sum: to get possession of
- The sun was rising. │ Sōl __________
- The sun will rise.│ Sōl __________
- The king was threatening him with death. │ Rēx eī mortem __________
- I often used a sword. │ Gladiō saepe __________
- We shall not fear the enemy. │ Hostēs nōn __________
- Whom were you encouraging? │ Quem __________?
- Whom will you encourage? │ Quem __________?
- When will they set out? │ Quandō __________?
- The boy will set out at dawn. │ Puer prīmā lūce __________
- The senator was speaking loudly. │ Senātor magnā vōce __________
- We will always follow you. │ Tē semper __________
- They used to admire the girl’s beauty. │ Pulchritūdinem puellae __________
- You are gods … but you will die just like men. │ Dīī estis …, vōs autem sīcut hominēs __________
- Moreover, when we (will) become masters / take possession of a very beautiful and wealthy city … │ __________ praetereā cum pulcherrimā opulentissimāque urbe … (Livy)
- Labienus … was proceeding quietly. │ Labiēnus … placidē __________. (Caesar)
