In this exercise, you see the accusative singular and plural of the present active participle:
Mārcus: O Sexte, vidēsne Quīntum, ¦ quī in subselliīs sedet?
Marcus: Sextus, do you see Quintus, ¦ who is sitting on
the benches?
> Sextus: Videō Quīntum [accusative] ¦ in subselliīs sedentem [accusative].
> Sextus: I see Quintus ¦ sitting on the
benches.
The participle itself can take a direct object:
Vidēsne puerum [accusative] ¦ quī librum [accusative] legit? │ Do you see the boy ¦ who’s reading the book?
> Puerum [accusative] ¦ librum legentem [accusative] ¦ videō. │ I see the boy ¦ reading the book.
Pater: Spectāte imperatōrem [accusative], ¦ quī pollicem [accusative] vertit.
Father: Look at the emperor, ¦ who is turning his thumb.
> Mārcus: Imperatōrem [accusative] ¦ pollicem vertentem [accusative] ¦ spectāmus.
> Marcus: We’re watching the emperor ¦ turning his
thumb.
Complete the rest of the exercise by supplying the missing participles or phrase that contains a participle.
prōtegō, -ere, prōtēxī [3]: protect
rētiārius, -ī [2/m]: net-fighter; gladiator who fights
with a net
scūtum, -ī [2/n]: shield
sonō, -āre, sonuī [1]: make a noise
caput prōtegentem; corpus dēfendēns; intrantem; intrantem; pectus prōtegentem; pugnantēs; sonantem; surgentēs
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