Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn the irregular verbs possum (I am able).

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7 Questions

Q1.
1. Match 'volo' to the English translation.
Correct answer: I want
She wanted/was wanting
You (s) want
Q2.
1. Match 'volebat' to the English translation.
I want
Correct answer: She wanted/was wanting
You (s) want
Q3.
2. Match 'nolo' to the English translation.
Correct answer: I do not want
She did not want
She does not want
You (s) do not want
Q4.
2. Match 'non vult' to the English translation.
I do not want
She did not want
Correct answer: She does not want
You (s) do not want
Q5.
3. What does the following sentence mean: cenam consumere volebam?
I want to eat dinner.
Correct answer: I wanted to eat dinner.
She wanted to eat dinner.
Q6.
4. What does the following sentence mean: visne pecuniam tradere?
Correct answer: Do you want to hand over the money?
You (s) want to hand over the money.
You wanted to hand over the money?
Q7.
5. (Optional) Cleopatra's most expensive dinner ever did not taste very nice. Why?
Correct answer: She dissolved and drank a very expensive pearl.
She forced Antony to eat gold.
There was so much food.

12 Questions

Q1.
What does 'possum' mean?
He/she/it is able
Correct answer: I am able
You (s) are able
Q2.
What does 'potes' mean?
He/she/it is able
I am able
Correct answer: You (s) are able
Q3.
What does 'potest' mean?
Correct answer: He/she/it is able
I am able
You (s) are able
Q4.
What does 'possumus' mean?
They are able
Correct answer: We are able
You (pl) are able
Q5.
What does 'potestis' mean?
They are able
We are able
Correct answer: You (pl) are able
Q6.
What does 'possunt' mean?
Correct answer: They are able
We are able
You (pl) are able
Q7.
What does 'poteram' mean?
He, she, it was able
Correct answer: I was able
They were able
You (pl) were able
You (s) were able
Q8.
What does 'poteratis' mean?
He, she, it was able
I was able
They were able
Correct answer: You (pl) were able
You (s) were able
Q9.
What does 'poterant' mean?
He, she, it was able
I was able
Correct answer: They were able
You (pl) were able
You (s) were able
Q10.
What does the following sentence mean: puella scribere poterat.
The girl is able to write.
Correct answer: The girl was able to write.
Q11.
How do you say 'We were able to write' in Latin?
scribere eramus.
scribere possumus.
Correct answer: scribere poteramus.
Q12.
What is the difference between es and potes?
Correct answer: One is from 'to be'; the other from 'to be able'
One is present tense; the other is imperfect tense
One is singular; the other is plural.