First Conjagtion Indicative Active ama-

Question 1

How is present stem formed?

Answer 1

To find the present stem of each vocabalory word, drop the o and add the a, the stem vowel of the first conjugation.

Question 2

In english amo can mean:

Answer 2

I love simple present
I am loving progressive present
I do love emphatic present

Question 3

present system first conjugation amo

Answer 3

• *amo** (I love) ama mus (we love)
• *ama s** (you love) ama tis (ya’ll love)
• *ama t** (he,she, it loves) ama nt (they love)

Question 4

How is Imperfect stem formed?

Answer 4

The imperfect tense is formed by adding the imperfect tense
endings, bam, bas, bat, bamus, batis, bant,to the present stem, ama.

Question 5

What does the Imperfect tense describe?

Answer 5

Imperfect in Latin means not finished. The imperfect tense is used to describe an ongoing, repeated, habitual, or interrupted past action. It is never used to describe a single
completed past action. Here are some examples of the imperfect tense in English.
I was calling you when the doorbell rang. interrupted
I used to call home every week. repeated

Question 6

Imperfect system first conjugation ama bam

Answer 6

• *ama bam** (I was loving) ama bamus (we were loving)
• *ama bas** (you were loving) ama batis (ya’ll were loving)
• *ama bat** (he,she, it was loves) ama bant (they were loving)

Question 7

How is future stem formed?

Answer 7

The future tense sign is bi. The future tense is formed by adding the future tense endings,bo, bis, bit, bimus, bitis, bunt, to the present stem, ama.

Question 8

Imperfect system first conjugation ama bo

Answer 8

• *ama bo** (I was loving) ama bimus (we were loving)
• *ama bis** (you were loving) ama bitis (ya’ll were loving)
• *ama bit** (he,she, it was loves) ama bunt (they were loving)