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NOMINATIVE
To the tune of “You are my sunshine”
You are my subject,
my only subject
you’re nomina-tive,
you run the verb,
you may be puella, servus or canis
plural puellae, servi or canes.
GENITIVE
To the tune of “London Bridge”
Genitive is
ae,i, is
ae,i, is
ae,i, is
Genitive is
ae,i, is
it’s possessive
Genitive plural is
arum,
arum,
arum,
Genitive plural is arum,
it’s possessive
orum,
orum,
orum,
orum,
um
um
um
um
DATIVE
To the tune of “Zip-a-dee-doo-dah”
ae, o, i, yes that’s the Dative
use these endings when you show tell or give
īs, īs, ibus, tells to or for
with indirect objects, special verbs and more.
ACCUSATIVE
To the tune of “Wheels on the Bus”
The accusative case goes
the accusative case goes
it’s the direct object
The accusative plural goes
the accusative plural goes
it’s the direct object
am
am
am
am
as
as
as
as
um
um
um
um
os
os
os
os
em
em
em
em
es
es
es
es
ABLATIVE
To the tune of “BINGO”
The last case is the Ablative,
ā, ō, e, īs, īs, ibus
by with from in on,
by with from in on,
by with from in on,
and SID SPACE prepositions
The Future Tense
(a la the Beatles’ “Rock and Roll Music”)
You gotta memorize your Future tense endings,
I’ll tell you right from the beginning,
I don’t mean to be condescending,
And I hope you’re comprehending,
You need to know future tense endings
If you say WILL or SHALL!
1st and 2nd use BO BIS BIT
In the plural BIMUS BITIS BUNT,
But 3rd and 4th have AM ES ET
And they finish EMUS ETIS ENT.
Villa Corneliana
Caecilius scribit in tablino
Quintus bibit in triclinio
Metella sedet in atrio
Et omnes, omnes in villa habitant
Quis scribit in tablino?(Caecilius,
Caecilius)
Quis bibit in triclinio?
Quis sedet in atrio?
Et omnes, omnes in villa habitant
VOLO, NOLO
Ego cantare volo,
Ego saltare volo
Librum legere volo
Sed laborare NOLO!
Ego volo
Ego volo
Quidquam facere volo
Sed laborare NOLO!
VOLO, NOLO
Cibum consumere volo,
Pila ludere volo
Diu dormire volo
Sed laborare NOLO!
Ego volo
Ego volo
Quidquam facere volo
Sed laborare NOLO!
VOLO, NOLO
Ego currere volo,
Ego ludere volo
Ego ambulare volo
Sed laborare NOLO!
Ego volo
Ego volo
Quidquam facere volo
Sed laborare NOLO!
Amo, amas, amat
O, S, T
MUS
TIS
NT
I and you and he, she, it
We and you and they
amo, amas, amat
amamus, amatis, amant
(repeat)
O
S
T
MUS
TIS
N-T
VERB CHANT
I
YOU
HE
WE
YOU
THEY
O-S-T-MUS-TIS-N-T
R
RIS
TUR
MUR
MINI
NTUR
VERB CHANT
I
YOU
HE
WE
YOU
THEY
R-RIS-TUR-MUR-MINI-NTUR
Passive endings
r ris tur
mur mini ntur
r ris tur
mur mini ntur (clap 3x)
The 5 Cases Blues
The Nominative’s the subject
The Genitive is OF
Accusative’s direct object
The Dative’s TO or FOR
The Ablative‘s the object of your
SID SPACE prepositions
It tells when, where or how or
by with from and in and on
The 5 cases
They tell you where the noun should go
Without the
5 cases
There ain’t no way for you to know
Perfect Ed and His Imperfect Sheep
Ed was a have and a has been,
He’s finished he’s done and he’s past.
XLSUVS was his passion,
But he just was not built to last.
And he sang:
i isti it
imus istis erunt
i isti it
imus istis erunt
(repeat)
Perfect Ed and His Imperfect Sheep
Now Ed is no longer with us,
He was here and he lived and he died.
To the end he was perfectly happy,
But just before he kicked it he cried:
i isti it
imus istis erunt
i isti it
imus istis erunt
(repeat)
Perfect Ed and His Imperfect Sheep
My friend Perfect Ed was a shepherd,
He had one little imperfect sheep
Who kept singing over and over,
While grazing she used to repeat:
bam bas bat
bamus batis bant
bam bas bat
ba-ba-bamus batis bant
(repeat)
The Participle Song
Ya got the PPP,
the perfect passive participle
Ya got the PPP,
the perfect passive participle
if 4th verb part is what you see
then translate it having been -ed
Ya got the PPP,
the perfect passive participle
The Participle Song
Ya got the PAP,
the present active participle
Ya got the PAP,
the present active participle
When you see -ns or -ntAll ya gotta add is ing
Ya got the PAP,
the present active participle
The Participle Song
Ya got the Pfap,
the perfect active participle
Ya got the Pfap,
the perfect active participle
When you see the word up on the sign
it’s having –ed, what are you, blind?
Ya got the Pfap,
the perfect active participle
Ya got the FAP,
the future active participle
Ya got the FAP,
the future active participle
if it’s the ppp with ur too
all you gotta say is going to
Ya got the FAP,
the future active participle
O BAM BO AM
O BAM BO AM
O BAM BO AM
I/SUM ERAM ERO
I/SUM ERAM ERO
The present is am is are
The imperfect is was
The future is will or shall
I don’t know why just ‘cuz
The perfect tense is –ed
The pluperfect is had
The future perfect you rarely use
but when you do “will have.”