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Imperatives: Giving Commands in Latin

Imperatives: Giving Commands in Latin. 7 th Grade Latin Mr. Rietz. An imperative…. is a verb form. gives a command. EXAMPLES: Eat your turkey. Finish the project before noon. An imperative is NOT …. a statement of fact a question. Which of these sentences contain imperatives?.

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Imperatives: Giving Commands in Latin

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  1. Imperatives:Giving Commands in Latin 7th Grade Latin Mr. Rietz

  2. An imperative… • is a verb form. • gives a command. EXAMPLES: Eat your turkey. Finish the project before noon.

  3. An imperative is NOT… • a statement of fact • a question

  4. Which of these sentences contain imperatives? • Before class, always do your homework. • We always do our homework. • Do you always do your homework? • Marcus, you always do your homework. • Marcus, do your homework.

  5. Forming Imperatives in Latin

  6. To order one person (singular imperative): • Start with a verb: parāre • Drop the ending: par • Add -ā: parā

  7. Make Singular Imperatives! • errāre errā

  8. Make Singular Imperatives! • observāre observā

  9. Make Singular Imperatives! • vexāre vexā

  10. To order more than one person (plural imperative): • Start with a verb: parāre • Drop the ending: par • Add -āte: parāte

  11. Make Plural Imperatives! • errāre errāte

  12. Make Plural Imperatives! • vexāre vexāte

  13. Translate using imperatives! • Cornelia, annoy Marcus. Cornelia, vexā Marcum.

  14. Translate using imperatives! • Cornelia and Flavia, carry the chicken out of the country house. Cornelia et Flavia, portāte gallinam ē villā.

  15. Translate using imperatives! • Marcus, carry the water to the country house. Marce, portā aquam ad villam.

  16. Translate using imperatives! • Marcus and Sextus, clean the country houses next to the road. Marce et Sexte, purgāte villās prope viam.

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