 Colloquium LXXIV |
Personae:
S, T, V.
S.
Hic dies nobis est feriatus, et iam satis lusimus.
T.
Satis, opinor.
S.
Vultis ergo ut animi gratia conferamus de studiis nostris?
T.
Sane mihi gratum feceris.
V.
Mihi vero gratissimum.
T.
Sed quid tractabimus?
S.
Tentemus declinare aliquod verbum Latine simul et Anglice.
V.
Incipe igitur, qui nos provocasti.
S.
Faciam, quando ita placet vobis.
T.
Audiamus.
S.
Indicativi modi praesens tempus, Doceo, I teach: doces, thou teachest: docet, he teacheth.
Pl.
Docemus we teach: docetis, ye teach: docent, they teach.
T.
Praeteritum-imperfectum, Docebam, I did teach: docebas, thou didst teach: docebat, he did teach.
Pl.
Docebamus, we did teach: docebatis, ye did teach: docebant, they did teach.
S.
Praeteritum-perfectum, Docui, I have taught: docuisti, thou hast taught: docuit, he hath taught.
V.
Docuimus, we have taught: docuistis, ye have taught: docuerunt vel docuere, they have taught.
S.
Aliter Anglice, I have taught, thou hast taught, he hath taught, we have taught, ye have taught, they have taught.
T.
Praeteritum-plusquam-perfectum.
S.
Docueram, I had taught: docueras, thou hadst taught, etc. Sic pergunt quatenus placet.
Libri primi finis.