On Astronomy
Latin Grammar: The Present Participle
Hec igitur tenenda sunt de loco secundum suum esse potissimum, et non universaliter loquendo de loco, quoniam locus sumitur multum equivoce: uno modo et potissimo est locus superficies, vel ultimum continentis habens respectum ad profundum interiacens, et ad terminos mundi; et sic est vere locus secundum omnes conditiones loci, et sic de eo nunc determinatum est.
A participle is a word derived from a verb which functions as an adjective. The present participle represents action in progress, one begun in the past but continuing into the present. It also can express an intended action. Find the two present participles in the passage above, and write them in the chart, along with first principal part of the verb from which each is derived. The translations of these two participles are given. Then complete the chart with the participles listed.
| Verb | Present Participle | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | having | |
| 2. | intervening, lying between | |
| 3. porto | ||
| 4. scribo | ||
| 5. teneo | ||
| 6. amo | ||
| 7. dormio | ||
| 8. iacio | ||
| 9. facio | ||
| 10. eo |