Chapter 6 Grammar

Question 1

State all the forms of “possum.”

Answer 1

-possum (pot + sum) = I am able
-potes (pot + es) = you are able
-potest (pot + est) = he/she/is able
-possumus (pot + sumus) = we are able
-potestis (pot + estis) = y’all are able
-possunt (pot + sunt) = they are able

Question 2

What are the forms of “posse” in the future tense?

Answer 2

-poterō = I will/shall be able
-poteris = you will be able
-poterit = he/she/it will be able
-poterimus = we will be able
-poteritis = y’all will be able
-poterunt = they will be able

Question 3

What are the forms of “posse” in the imperfect tense?

Answer 3

-poteram = I was able/could
-poterās = you were able/could
-poterat = he/she/it was able/could
-poterāmus = we were able/could
-poterātis = y’all were able/could
-poterant = they were able/could

Question 4

Conjugate “esse” fully in the imperfect.

Answer 4

-eram = I used to be
-erās = you used to be
-erat = he/she/it used to be
-erāmus = we used to be
-erātis = y’all used to be
-erant = they used to be

Question 5

Fully conjugate “esse” in the future tense.

Answer 5

-erō = I will be
-eris = you will be
-erit = he/she/it will be
-erimus = we will be
-eritis = y’all will be
-erunt = they will be