6/11/2023 0 Comments Sum esse fui conjugationHe loves – ama- I tell – narra- ! She sails – naviga. We love – ama- They tell – narra- I sail – naviga- ! With these person endings in Latin we know exactly which person is performing the action.Īmare – to love narrare – to tell navigare – to sail Latin – indicativus presentis English – the simple present tense only the first person – labora o = laboro labora-mus, labora-tis, labora-nt we work, you work, they work laboro, labora-s, labora-t, I work, you work, he(she,it) works, The person endings are attached to the verb stem e.g. There are three singular persons and three plural. Verbs in Latin have different sets of endings for singular and plural. Pupils have to choose the form which is appropriate as the context requires. Latin has one tense for the present called indicativus praesentis (activi aut passivi) and it is the most similar to English present simple or present continious tense. The present perfect tense – for an activity has begun in the past and continuing at the moment of speaking. The present perfect progressive tense – for an activity has begun in the past and continuing at the moment of speaking. The simple present tense – for an activity repeated at regular intervals, or for a habitual activity. The present progressive tense – for an activity taking place at the moment of speaking. The solders were trying to cross the river.Īn activity taking place at the present time may be expressed in English by the following tenses: Caesar started to work on his public magistracy. There is also a specific meaning of the imperfect tense: the beginning of the action in the past.Ĭaesar pro magistratu suo agitabat. The 3rd and 4th conjugation verbs insert -e- after the stem before the imperfect person endings.Įram – I was, eras – you were, erat- he\she was,Įramus – we were, eratis – you were, erant – they were Young Romans were learning Greek language. Iuvenes Romani linquam Graecam studebant. (For the repeated activity in English is used the past simple tense). The most similar tense in English is the past continuous tense. It is formed by adding the following endings to the present stem. Is used when an action in the past is continuous, repeated or incomplete. Dum in urbe manebant multas reliquias fororum antiquorum spectabant.Ad forum contendebamus cum in via Quintum vidimus.petere, petivi, petitum – to ask, to seek Habeo 2.habere, habui, habitum, – to have ![]() Paravimus-we prepared, paravistis- you pl. Paravi – I prepared or ( I have prepared), paravisti – you prepared, paravit – he/she prepared, These endings are the same for every conjugation: Person endings – I, isti, it, imus, istis, erunt Paro 1.(parare) paravi, paratum – to prepare ![]() It is formd by adding person endings to the perfect stem: The pefect tense is used to express completed past action. Singidunum – Archeological site – Belgrade, Serbia
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