1. Imperatives: Giving Commands in Latin 7 th Grade Latin Mr. Rietz

2. An imperative… is a verb form. is a verb form. gives a command. gives a command.EXAMPLES: Eat your turkey. Finish the project before noon.

3. An imperative is NOT… a statement of fact a statement of fact a question a question

4. Which of these sentences contain imperatives? Before class, always do your homework. Before class, always do your homework. We always do our homework. We always do our homework. Do you always do your homework? Do you always do your homework? Marcus, you always do your homework. Marcus, you always do your homework. Marcus, do your homework. Marcus, do your homework.

5. Forming Imperatives in Latin

6. To order one person (singular imperative): 1. Start with a verb: parāre 2. Drop the ending: par 3. Add -ā:parā

7. Make Singular Imperatives! errāre errāre errā

8. Make Singular Imperatives! observāre observāre observā

9. Make Singular Imperatives! vexāre vexāre vexā

10. To order more than one person (plural imperative): 1. Start with a verb: parāre 2. Drop the ending: par 3. Add -āte:parāte

11. Make Plural Imperatives! errāre errāre errāte

12. Make Plural Imperatives! vexāre vexāre vexāte

13. Translate using imperatives! Cornelia, annoy Marcus. Cornelia, annoy Marcus. Cornelia, vexā Marcum.

14. Translate using imperatives! Cornelia and Flavia, carry the chicken out of the country house. Cornelia and Flavia, carry the chicken out of the country house. Cornelia et Flavia, portāte gallinam ē villā.

15. Translate using imperatives! Marcus, carry the water to the country house. Marcus, carry the water to the country house. Marce, portā aquam ad villam.

16. Translate using imperatives! Marcus and Sextus, clean the country houses next to the road. Marcus and Sextus, clean the country houses next to the road. Marce et Sexte, purgāte villās prope viam.