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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will practise irregular verbs by translating a story about Cleopatra and her relationship with Mark Antony.
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9 Questions
Q1.
1. Match 'vis' to the English translation.
He/she/it wants
I want
Q2.
1. Match 'vult' to the English translation.
I want
You (s) want
Q3.
2. Match 'volunt' to the English translation.
We want
You (pl) want
Q4.
2. Match 'volumus' to the English translation.
They want
You (pl) want
Q5.
3. Match 'nolo' to the English translation.
They do not want.
We do not want
You (pl) do not want
You (s) do not want
Q6.
3. Match 'non vis' to the English translation.
I do not want
They do not want.
We do not want
You (pl) do not want
Q7.
4. What does the following sentence mean: dicere nolunt.
They want to speak.
Q8.
5. What does the following sentence mean: scribere volebamus.
We did not want to write.
We do not want to write.
We want to write.
Q9.
6. What does 'visne' mean?
Did you (s) want?
Do you (pl) want?
You (s) want.
9 Questions
Q1.
What does 'volo' mean?
She wanted/was wanting
You (s) want
Q2.
What does 'vis' mean?
I want
She wanted/was wanting
Q3.
What does 'volebat' mean?
I want
You (s) want
Q4.
What does 'nolo' mean?
She did not want
She does not want
You (s) do not want
Q5.
What does 'non vult' mean?
I do not want
She did not want
You (s) do not want
Q6.
What does 'nolebat' mean?
I do not want
She does not want
You (s) do not want
Q7.
What does the following sentence mean: cenam consumere volebam?
I want to eat dinner.
She wanted to eat dinner.
Q8.
What does the following sentence mean: visne pecuniam tradere?
You (s) want to hand over the money.
You wanted to hand over the money?
Q9.
Cleopatra's most expensive dinner ever did not taste very nice. Why?
She forced Antony to eat gold.
There was so much food.