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 vocatus    

  singular     plural    

  masc. fem. neut. masc. fem. neut.

nom:            

gen:            

dat:            

acc:            

abl:            

  scribo scribere scripsi scriptus    

  singular     plural    

  masc. fem. neut. masc. fem. neut.

nom:            

gen:            

dat:            

acc:            

abl:            

Activity 3 - Circle the correct translation for each particple.

1. portans

having been carried carrying going to

carry

2. laudanti

praising having been praised going to

praise

3. pugantum

going to fight having been fought fighting

4. ambulantes

walking going to walk about to walk

5. 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 repulsus    

  singular     plural    

  masc. fem. neut. masc. fem. neut.

nom:            

gen:            

dat:            

acc:            

abl:            

Activity 6 - Circle the correct translation for each

participle.

1. iactus

throwing having been thrown about to throw

2. dictae

going to speak speaking having been

spoken

3. scriptos

going to write writing having been written

4. ductis

leading having been led about

to lead

5. laudata

praising having been praised going to praise

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.