Chapter 3 Grammar Flashcards
What are the endings for the IMPERFECT active of all 5 conjugations?
-bam
-bās
-bat
-bāmus
-bātis
-bant
Imperfect active of amare (1st conjugation)
amābam
amābās
amābat
amābāmus
amābātis
amābant
“was loving”
Imperfect active of monere (2nd)
monēbam
monēbās
monēbat
monēbāmus
monēbātis
monēbant
Imperfect active of mitto (3rd conjugation)
mittēbam
mittēbās
mittēbat
mittēbāmus
mittēbātis
mittēbant
Imperfect active of audio (4th)
audiēbam
audiēbās
audiēbat
audiēbāmus
audiēbātis
audiēbant
Imperfect active of capio (3rd i-stem)
capiēbam
capiēbās
capiēbat
capiēbāmus
capiēbātis
capiēbant
What does the future tense in Latin cover in meaning?
both meanings of the future tense in English, whether simple (I will love, you will love, etc.) or continuous (I will be loving, you will be loving, etc.).
The imperfect tense describes a past aaction that was:
- in progress when something else happened
- repeated over time
- begun
- attempted
To form the FUTURE active of the FIRST & SECOND conjugations, what do we add to the present stem?
we add the endings
-bō, -bis, -bit, -bimus, -bitis, -bunt to the present stem
with the appropriate stem vowel (long a or long e) between stem and ending
1st & 2nd conjugations for FUTURE active (amare and monere)
1st sing. amābō monēbō
2nd sing. amābis monēbis
3rd sing. amābit monēbit
1st pl. amābimus monēbimus
2nd pl. amābitis monēbitis
3rd pl. amābunt monēbunt
How do you form the future active of the 3rd, 4th, and 3rd i-stem conjugations?
endings: -am, -ēs, -et, -ēmus, -ētis, -ent
There is no linking vowel for the third conjugation, but the fourth and the third i-stem conjugations both use a short i
3rd, 4th, and 3rd i-stems for future active (mitto, audio, capio)
1st sing. mittam audiam capiam
2nd sing. mittēs audiēs capiēs
3rd sing. mittet audiet capiet
1st pl. mittēmus audiēmus capiēmus
2nd pl. mittētis audiētis capiētis
3rd pl. mittent audient capient
