Chapter 10 - Past Tense Practice

These exercises are to help with your past tense practice,include a lot of the vocabulary, and also give an introduction to tenses, whichwill pop up again later.
 
 
Quenya[/b] Elvish Past Tense Practice![/b]
 
English to Elvish
 
One Elf slept beneath the great willow[/list] 
The leaves fell and covered the Elf[/list] 
A maiden came and found the Elf.[/list] 
The maiden sang and told a story (centa)[/list] 
Beneath the three black mountains, the four Dwarves found treasure.[/list] 
The Dwarves made things (engwir- from engwë) for the king (i aranen)[/list] 
The Dwarves are not a bird people. Dwarves are a stone people. ( adding the word là in front of a verb makes it negative)[/list] 
The evil king urged the Dwarves to have (aorist harya) the treasure.[/list] 
The king summoned and told the queen “Seize the four Dwarves! The Dwarves seized the brightest, loveliest treasure!” (add the word ‘à’ in front of a verb to make it an order)[/list] 
The Dwarves jumped and flew out the two biggest gates. (out = et)[/list] 
The Elf beneath the tree awoke (cuivië= to awaken) on the floor. (add –nna to the end of a word for the word ‘on’)[/list] 
The Elf saw the maiden and rose. The maiden illuminated the night. (calya = to illuminate. Night = lómë)[/list] 
The woman loved the Elf and laughed.[/list] 
The man had five red and yellow leaves in his hair (fineryassë =) – sorry, liked it)[/list] 
The Dwarves faded over the hills (ambor) (over = or)[/list] 
The beautiful queen pressed the king, and the king went. (went =lendë irregula.)[/list] 
The sun faded. The bright stars and moon shone white on the stones. (-nna)[/list] 
The Dwarves rested and ate bread and meat. The two Dwarves saw and seized four horses. (bread and meat = massa ar apsa)[/list] 
The horses possessed the biggest eyes.[/list] 
 The bright sun rose, and the king watched the dwarves. The king tapped the fattest Dwarf on the arm (-nna = on).[/list] 
Two Dwarves rested. The two horse-Dwarves rap-tapped (with an axe!!- don’t translate this) and wounded the king.[/list] 
The king trembled. The king urged the Dwarves to have the treasure.[/list] 
The Dwarves loved the king and read a book.[/list] 
The Dwarves left on the mightiest ship to the sea. ( to = -nna)[/list] 
The Dwarves and the King wrote a book[/list] 
The Elf and woman rested under the willow and read the book.[/list] 
 
 
Answers:[/b]
 
Mine Elda sendë nu i alta tasar I lassi lantaner ar làver i Elda Vendë tùlë ar hìra i Elda i vendë lindanë ar nyandë centa Nu i neldë mori oronti, i canta Naucor hìrar harma i Naucor carner engwir i aranen i Naucor là nar aiwë lië. Naucor nar sar lië i umëa aran oranë i Naucor harya i harma i aran tultanë ar nyandë i tàri “à mapa i canta Naucor. i Naucor mapaner I ancalima, anyanva harma i Naucor camper ar viller et i atta analtar andor i Elda nu i alda cuivienë i talamenna i Elda cennë i vendë ar ortanë. I vendë calyanë i lómë I nís mellë i Elda ar landë I nér haryanë lempë carni ar tulcë lassi fineryassë I Naucor sintaner or i ambor I vanya tári nindë i aran, ar i aran lendë Anar sintanë. I calimë eleni ar Isil siller ninqui i sardinna I Naucor sender ar manter massa ar apsa. I atta Naucor cenner ar mapaner canta roccor I roccor haryaner i analtë hendi Calima Anar ortanë, ar i aran tirnë i Naucor. I aran tamnë i antiuca naucor i rancunna (ranco changes to rancu- we’ll get more into that later) Atta Naucor sender. I atta rocco-Naucor panter ar hyander i aran. I aran pampë. I aran oranë i Naucor harya i harma I Naucor meller i aran ar cendaner parma. I Naucor lender i antaura círyanna eärenna I Naucor ar i aran tencer parma I Elda ar i nís sender nu i tasar ar cendaner i parma[/list]

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