68 THE PASSIVE VOICE
- 2. The verbs dīcō, say; dūcō, lead; and faciō, make, have the irregular forms dīc, dūc, and fac in the singular.
- 3. Give the present active imperative, singular and plural, of veniō, dūcō, vocō, doceō, laudō, dīcō, sedeō, agō, faciō, mūniō, mittō, rapiō.
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EXERCISES
I.
- Fugient, faciunt, iaciēbat.
- Dēlē, nūntiāte, fugiunt.
- Venīte, dīc, faciētis.
- Dūcite, iaciam, fugiēbant.
- Fac, iaciēbāmus, fugimus, rapite.
- Sedēte, reperī, docēte.
- Fugiēmus, iacient, rapiēs.
- Reperient, rapiēbātis, nocent.
- Favēte, resiste, pārēbitis.
- Volā ad multās terrās et dā auxilium.
- Ego tēlā mea capiam et multās ferās dēlēbō.
- Quis fābulae tuae crēdet?
- Este bonī, puerī, et audīte verba grāta magistrī.
II.
- The goddess will seize her arms and will hurl her weapons.
- With her weapons she will destroy many beasts.
- She will give aid to the weak.[1]
- She will fly to many lands and the beasts will flee.
- Romans, tell[2] the famous story to your children.
Third Review, Lessons XVIII-XXVI, §§ 510-512
LESSON XXVII
THE PASSIVE VOICE • PRESENT, IMPERFECT, AND FUTURE INDICATIVE OF AMŌ AND MONEŌ
163. The Voices. Thus far the verb forms have been in the active voice; that is, they have represented the subject as performing an action; as,
The lion killed the hunter
A verb is said to be in the passive voice when it represents its subject as receiving an action ; as,
The lion was killed by the hunter
Note the direction of the arrows.