Answers to the Participle Worksheet (Autumn term)



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Present Participle = - ING



1. portans = carrying

2. monens = warning

3. trahens = dragging

m. capiens = taking

4. audiens = hearing



It describes something happening at the same time as the main verb.



a. Cephalus poculum tenens cubiculum intravit.

Cephalus, holding the cup, entered the bedroom.


b. Memor fabros exspectantes neglexit.

Memor ignored the craftsmen (who were) waiting.


c. Memor Cephalum vinum tenentem vituperavit.

Memor cursed Cephalus (who was) holding the wine.


d. Cephalus senatorem appropinquantem conspexit.

Cephalus caught sight of the senator (who was) approaching.


e. servi in area stantes Memorem dormientem vituperaverunt.

The slaves, standing in the courtyard, cursed Memor, (who was) sleeping.




Perfect Participle = HAVING BEEN .......

It is the Fourth Principal Part:


1. porto portare portavi portatus = having been carried

2. moneo monere monui monitus

3. traho trahere traxi tractus

M. capio capere cepi captus

4. audio audire audivi auditus

+ iubeo iubere iussi iussus = having been ordered


a. architectus, a fabro vituperatus, servos venire iussit.

The architect, having been cursed by the craftsman, ordered his slaves to come.


b. servi, venire iussi, festinaverunt.

The slaves, having been ordered to come, hurried.


c. faber a servis captus clamavit.

The craftsman, having been caught by the slaves, shouted.


d. servi fabrum, ad balneum tractum, in aquam deiecerunt.

(The slaves threw into the water the craftsman, having been dragged to the bath.)

The slaves dragged the craftsman to the bath and threw him in the water.


e. faber in aquam deiectus miserrimus erat.

The craftsman, having been thrown in the water, was very unhappy.


f. architectus fabrum in aquam deiectum derisit.

The architect laughed at the slave who had been thrown in the water.


g. ancillae a ceteris servis vocatae fabrum spectabant.

The slave-girls, having been called by the other slaves, were looking at the craftsman.


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