Chapter 6 - Present Tense Practice

Translate each phrase andfill in the proper verb in its present tense. The verbs may be found all overthe page. Sorry if some words are not there. I’m just introducing you to newones that you will see later.
 
I.  Mapa- to seize    Car-to make   Tul-to come     Mel- to love    Calya- toilluminate
 
1.      i aran _____ (is summoning)  i vendë, ar ivendë ______. (is coming)
 
2.      i aiwë là nàcarnë. itàri ____ i aiwë calima arvanya. (is making)
 
( là nà is used as “isnot” you will see this again. Sorry! Là used in frontof a verb can negate it.)
 
3.      i tiuca Nauco ____ (loves)[/i] roccor.I Eldar ____ (arelaughing).[/i] i Nauco là nàhalla vë (as) i rocco.
 
4.      i vanyë vendi _____(are lying- caita) nu ialdar. icanta vendi cendëar i parmar.Minë vendë, i anvanya vendë,_____i lòmë. (isilluminating)
 
5.      i ùmëa tàri _____ i neldë Naucor.I ùmëa tàri là ______ canta Naucor. (is seizing)
 
II.   Tulta- to summon   Harna- to wound         Lala- to laugh   Lanta- tofall   Quet-to speak
 
1.      i alda-arani nar hallë vë ioronti. Minë rè (day), i analataalda ______ “à lanta, oron!” (is speaking)(putting a long a in front of a verb in its root form shows it is a command)
 
2.      “i orontilà ______,” quentë (this ispast tense, but you can recognize the verb) i assaila alda. “i oron-arannà saila là i alda-aran.”(is falling)
 
3.      i antaura alda ______ i oron-aran. “à cenda, oron, ar ioronti nar sailë.” (is summoning)
 
4.      “i oron-aranlà ____ (is coming),” quentëi anhalla alda. “elà(behold), i oronti _____!”(are laughing)
 
5.     Ar i oronti lantanëar lalanë (past tensesagain). i oronti ______ i aldar. (are wounding)
 
III[/b]. Cen[/b] – to see          Mat[/b]-to eat       Sil[/b]- to shine       Cenda[/b]- to read
Tir[/b]- to watch    Linda[/b]-to sing   Mar[/b]- to abide/live
 
i Eldar ____(are saying) “i ninqui (white) eleni, tulca (yellow) Anar, ar, luinë (blue)Isil _____(are shining) or (over)Ambar”[/list] 
i Naucor là ______ (are seeing) i eleni. i Nauco ____(are living) nu i mori oronti.[/list] 
i nèr _____ (is watching) i vanya nìs. i nìs ____(is eating), ar i nìs là nà tiuca. i nèr ____(loves) i nìs.[/list] 
Canta aiwi _____ (are singing) nu i altë laicë aldar. I aiwi ____ (are living) nu i oronti.[/list] 
“I Eldar nar vanyë là I Naucor,” Roccondil (name meaning horse-friend)_____ (is saying) “I Eldar là ____ (are reading). I Eldar oio (always/forever) ______ (are singing).”[/list] 
 
 
 
Answers!!
 
I.  Mapa- to seize    Car-to make   Tul-to come     Mel- to love    Calya- toilluminate
 
1.      the king tultëa the maiden, and the maiden tùla
 
2.      The bird is notred. The queen càra the bird bright and beautiful
 
( là nà is used as “isnot” you will see this again. Sorry! Là used in frontof a verb can negate it.)
 
3.      the fat Dwarf mèla horses. TheElves làlëar.[/i]The Dwarf is not tall as the horse.
 
4.      the lovely maidens caitëarunder the trees. The four maidens read the book. One maiden, the loveliestmaiden, calyëa the night
 
5.      the evil queen màpëa the threeDwarves. The evil queen màpëa not four Dwarves.
 
II.   Tulta- to summon   Harna- to wound         Lala- to laugh   Lanta- tofall   Quet-to speak
 
1.      The tree kings aretall as the mountains. One day the tallest tree quèta“fall, mountain!”
 
2.      “The mountains lantëar not,” said the wisest tree. “themountain king is wise beyond the tree king.”
 
3.      The mightiesttree tultëa the mountain king. “read,mountain, and the mountains are wise.”
 
4.      “the mountain king tùla not,” saidthe tallest tree. “behold, the mountains làlëar!”
 
5.      And the mountainsfell and laughed. The mountains harnëar the trees.
 
 
III[/b]. Cen[/b] – to see          Mat[/b]-to eat       Sil[/b]- to shine       Cenda[/b]- to read
Tir[/b]- to watch    Linda[/b]-to sing   Mar[/b]- to abide/live
 
The Elves quètar “the white stars, yellow sun, and blue moon sìlar over the Earth”[/list] 
The Dwarves cènar not. The Dwarves màrar under the black mountains.[/list] 
the man tìra the beautiful woman. The woman màta, and the woman is not fat. The man loves the woman.[/list] 
Four birds lindëar under the great green trees. The birds màrar under the mountains.[/list] 
“The Elves are lovely beyond the Dwarves,” Roccondil quèta “The Elves cendëar not. The Elves always lindëar.”[/list]

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