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Imperfect Tense Word Games - KEY

What Latin Tense Makes Sense?

The Key to the sample game - English Sentences:

Sentence:	Tense:	Notes/Explanations:
A carriage stays in the ditch.	Present
A dog has approached the family with caution.	Perfect	Finished Action
A slave began to work in the field.	Imperfect	The verb 'began' does not give a limit to the action and thus is Imperfect.
Cornelia was approaching the dog with caution.	Imperfect	Ongoing Action
He has run all the way home.	Perfect	Finished Action
He was walking the dog.	Imperfect
I used to fall over the stump.	Imperfect	And may still be falling.
Marcus used to run in the fields.	Imperfect	And may still be running.
Sextus kept on shouting.	Imperfect	Over a period of time.
She was shouting to her mother.	Imperfect	Ongoing Action
Syrus, drive slowly.	Present	Were you puzzled? The verb is in the imperative mood. Give yourself a turn and stay alert!
The carriage stayed in the ditch.	Perfect	Finished Action
The coachman did shout in a loud voice.	Perfect	Finished
The Cornelians are driving to Rome.	Present
The voices of the senators frighten the slave.	Present
They do hinder me with all this work.	Present
They have heard about Sextus.	Perfect	Finished Action
We don't wander in the fields.	Present
We kept on laughing.	Imperfect	Ongoing Action
Were you sleeping?	Imperfect	Ongoing Action
Who is looking at the peasants?	Present
Why have you sent that letter?	Perfect	Finished Action