Ch. 12 Flashcards
Perfect, Active, Indicative
Sum, esse
Fuī
Fuistī
Fuit
Fuimus
Fuistis
Fuērunt
Future Perfect, Active, Indicative
sum, esse
Fuerō
Fueris
Fuerit
Fuerimus
Fueritis
Fuerint
Perfect, Active, Indicative
tense endings
- ī
- istī
- it
- imus
- istis
- ērunt
Pluperfect, Active, Indicative
sum, esse
Fueram
Fuerās
Fuerat
Fuerāmus
Fuerātis
Fuerant
Pluperfect, Active, Indicative
tense endings
- eram
- erās
- erat
- erāmus
- erātis
- erant
Future Perfect, Active, Indicative
to praise
Laudāverō
Laudāveris
Laudāverit
Laudāverimus
Laudāveritis
Laudāverint
Perfect, Active, Indicative
to praise
Laudāvī
Laudāvistī
Laudāvit
Laudāvimus
Laudāvistis
Laudāvērunt
Pluperfect, Active, Indicative
to praise
Laudāveram
Laudāverās
Laudāverat
Laudāverāmus
Laudāverātis
Laudāverant
Future Perfect, Active, Indicative
tense endings
- erō
- eris
- erit
- erimus
- eritis
- erint
Latin perfect tense is translated as what in English?
English simple past (preterit)
I sang.
English present perfect (true perfect)
What is the difference between the English present perfect and simple past?
The present perfect
“I have seen”
is a completed action in the past with impact on the present.
The simple past
“I saw”
is done and left in the past.