1. Year 8 Latin
RECAP

2. Names of things, people, places, etc
Nouns.
Names of things, people, places, etc

3. DECLENSIONS Nouns belong to 1 of 3 different Declensions.
1st Declension Female words.
2nd Declension Male words.
3rd Declension Male + Female + Neuter ‘odd ones out’.
The ending only gives information on what the noun is doing in the sentence.

4. The NOMINATIVE The SUBJECT of the sentence.
THE MONKEY KISSES THE BOY
NOMINATIVE ACCUSATIVE VERB

5. The ACCUSATIVE The OBJECT of the sentence.
THE MONKEY KISSES THE BOY
NOMINATIVE ACCUSATIVE VERB

6. THE DATIVE TO or FOR THE MONKEY GAVE A GUN TO THE BOY
NOMINATIVE DATIVE ACCUSATIVE VERB
Caecilius Quinto discum dedit.
Metella pueris cenam emit.

7. Action ‘doing’ words. Sitting, talking, smelling, crushing…
VERBS!
Action ‘doing’ words.
Sitting, talking, smelling, crushing…

8. Verbs are usually the last word in the sentence. NOUN NOUN VERB
Belong to 1 of 4 different conjugations.
Belong in tenses. Tenses = time.
Can be done singular by 1 person or thing:
I or You or He / She / It
Can be done plural by more than 1:
We or You plural or They.
The endings all tell you who is doing it and when.

9. The Present Tense
Happening now

10. Present tense
porto
portas
portat
portamus
portatis
portant

11. A bit in the past ‘I was….’ ‘You were….’
The Imperfect Tense
A bit in the past
‘I was….’ ‘You were….’

12. Imperfect Tense
portabam
portabas
portabat
portabamus
portabatis
portabant

13. It’s finished! ‘I … -ed’ ‘You…. -ed’
The Perfect Tense
It’s finished!
‘I … -ed’ ‘You…. -ed’

14. Perfect
portavi
portavisti
portavit
portavimus
portavistis
portaverunt