Friday, October 25, 2024

21.01.25: Level 2; the passive voice [24]: the perfect passive [5]; translation practice [3]

This time, you are identifying whether the verb is [i] perfect passive (was / has been done) [ii] pluperfect passive (had been done) [iii] future passive (will have been done). Therefore, it isn’t the participle you’re focussing on but the form of the verb esse

Present tense of esse + participle = was / were  / have been / has been done

Imperfect tense of esse + participle = had been done

Future tense of esse + participle = will have been done

Choose [a], [b] or [c] to complete the translation of each sentence.

  1. adiutus erō │I [a] will be [b] will have been [c] was ¦ helped
  2. audītus erās │ you [a] had been [b] have been [c] will have been ¦ heard
  3. captī sumus │ we [a] had been [b] were [c] will be ¦ captured
  4. cēna cocta est │ dinner [a] was being [b] has been [c] had been ¦ cooked
  5. epistula scrīpta erat │ the letter [a] is being [b] will have been [c] had been ¦ written
  6. laudātus es │ you [a] were [b] had been [c] used to be ¦ praised
  7. legātī missī sunt │ envoys [a] will be [b] will have been [c] were ¦ sent
  8. multī mīlitēs interfectī erunt │ many soldiers [a] were [b] had been [c] will have been ¦ slain
  9. nāvēs parātae erant │ the ships [a] were [b] had been [c] will be ¦ prepared
  10. oppugnātī erimus │ we [a] were being [b] had been [c] will have been ¦ attacked
  11. rogātī erāmus │ we [a] had been [b] have been [c] are being ¦ asked
  12. urbs nostra dēlēta  erit │ our city [a] will have been [b] has been [c] had been ¦ destroyed
  13. vīsa eris │ you [a] were [b] will have been [c] were being │ seen
  14. vocāta eram │ I [a] will have been [b] was [c] had been ¦ summoned
  15. vōs omnēs doctī eritis │ you [a] will all have been [b] have all been [c] were all being ¦ taught
  16. vōs omnēs laudātī estis │ you [a] were all [b] had all been [c] will all have been ¦ praised
  17. vōs omnēs līberātī erātis │ you [a] have all been [b] had all been [c] will all have been ¦ freed
  18. vulnerātus sum │ I [a] have been [b] had been [c] will have been ¦ injured

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Answers

  1. adiutus erō │I [b] will have been helped
  2. audītus erās │ you [a] had been heard
  3. captī sumus │ we [b] were captured
  4. cēna cocta est │ dinner [b] has been cooked
  5. epistula scrīpta erat │ the letter [c] had been written
  6. laudātus es │ you [a] were praised
  7. legātī missī sunt │ envoys [c] were sent
  8. multī mīlitēs interfectī erunt │ many soldiers [c] will have been slain
  9. nāvēs parātae erant │ the ships [b] had been prepared
  10. oppugnātī erimus │ we [c] will have been attacked
  11. rogātī erāmus │ we [a] had been asked
  12. urbs nostra dēlēta  erit │ our city [a] will have been destroyed
  13. vīsa eris │ you [b] will have been seen
  14. vocāta eram │ I [c] had been summoned
  15. vōs omnēs doctī eritis │ you [a] will all have been taught
  16. vōs omnēs laudātī estis │ you [a] were all praised
  17. vōs omnēs līberātī erātis │ you [b] had all been freed
  18. vulnerātus sum │ I [a] have been injured

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