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 Elvish Past Tense Practice!   English to Elvish   One Elf slept beneath the great willow  The leaves fell and covered the Elf  A maiden came and found the Elf.  The maiden sang and told a story (centa)  Beneath the three black mountains, the four Dwarves found treasure.  The Dwarves made things (engwir- from engwë) for the king (i aranen)  The Dwarves are not a bird people. Dwarves are a stone people. ( adding the word là in front of a verb makes it negative)  The evil king urged the Dwarves to have (aorist harya) the treasure.  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)  The Dwarves jumped and flew out the two biggest gates. (out = et)  The Elf beneath the tree awoke (cuivië= to awaken) on the floor. (add –nna to the end of a word for the word ‘on’)  The Elf saw the maiden and rose. The maiden illuminated the night. (calya = to illuminate. Night = lómë)  The woman loved the Elf and laughed.  The man had five red and yellow leaves in his hair (fineryassë =) – sorry, liked it)  The Dwarves faded over the hills (ambor) (over = or)  The beautiful queen pressed the king, and the king went. (went =lendë irregula.)  The sun faded. The bright stars and moon shone white on the stones. (-nna)  The Dwarves rested and ate bread and meat. The two Dwarves saw and seized four horses. (bread and meat = massa ar apsa)  The horses possessed the biggest eyes.   The bright sun rose, and the king watched the dwarves. The king tapped the fattest Dwarf on the arm (-nna = on).  Two Dwarves rested. The two horse-Dwarves rap-tapped (with an axe!!- don’t translate this) and wounded the king.  The king trembled. The king urged the Dwarves to have the treasure.  The Dwarves loved the king and read a book.  The Dwarves left on the mightiest ship to the sea. ( to = -nna)  The Dwarves and the King wrote a book  The Elf and woman rested under the willow and read the book.      Answers:   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