| A | B |
|---|
| servus laboraT. (Pres.) | the slave works/ is working. |
| stories that happened in the past use verbs in the... | imperfect & perfect tenses |
| Metella in horto sedeBAT. | in the garden.Metella WAS sittING |
| servi in foro ambulaBANT. | the slaves WERE walkING in the Forum. |
| Pompeiani vinum bibeBANT. | The Pompeians WERE drinkING wine. |
| coquus intraViT. | the cook enterED. |
| Clemens clamorem audiViT. | Clemens HEARD the uproar. |
| amici Caecilium salutaVERUNT. | the friends GREETED Caecilius. |
| The ImPerfect Tense is often used... | of an action or situation which was going on for some time. |
| The Perfect Tense is often used | of a COMPLETED action that happened once. |
| agricola mercatorem pulsaviT. | the farmer punchED the merchant. |
| Pompeiani agricolam laudaverunt. | the Pompeians praisED the farmer. |
