AP Latin › Using perfect tense in Latin
Please choose the correct answer below
Which phrase is Julius Caesar reported to have said when crossing the Rubicon river with his army?
Alea iacta est!
Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentis.
Arma virumque cano!
Veni, vidi, vici.
Et tu, Brute?
Julius Caesar when crossing the Rubicon, reportedly said, "Alea iacta est," which means "the die has been cast."
Both "Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentis." and "Arma virumque cano!" are from the Aeneid by Virgil.
The remaining two quotes are also Julius Caesar, "Veni, vidi, vici." was what he said about his military campaigns in England, and "Et tu, Brute?" was what he said when he laid dying in the Senate, stabbed by the senators.
Which verb properly completes the sentence in the perfect tense?
Puellae ad villam __________.
ambulaverunt
ambulavi
ambulant
ambulabant
"Ambulaverunt" is the only answer that is both in the perfect tense and matches the subject, "puellae," in number and gender.
Which verb properly completes the sentence in the perfect tense?
Miles gladium __________.
tenuit
tenuisti
tenebat
teneo
"Tenuit" is the only verb in the perfect tense to agree in person and number with the subject, "miles."