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The pefrect tense

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For the Latin verb, perfect means completed. The perfect tense describes a one-time action completed in the past.

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How to form amav i?

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The perfect stem is found by dropping the personal ending i from the third principal part.

amav/i = amav

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First conjugation Perfect Tense (amav) amav i

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  • *amav i** (I have loved) amav imus (we have loved)
  • *amav isti** (you have loved) amav istis (you haved loved)
  • *amav it** (he,she it has loved) amav erunt (they have loved)
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The pluperfect tense describes?

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The pluperfect tense describes a past action completed prior to another past action.

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How to form amav eram?

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The pluperfect tense is formed by adding the pluperfect tense endings to the perfect stem. The pluperfect tense endings are identical to the imperfect of sum.

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First conjugation Pluperfect Tense (amav) amav eram

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  • *amav eram** (I have loved) amav eramus (we have loved)
  • *amav eras** (you have loved) amav eratis (you haved loved)
  • *amav erat** (he,she it has loved) amav erant (they have loved)
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The future perfect tense describes?

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The future perfect tense describes a future action that will be completed prior to another future action.

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The future pefrect tense

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The future perfect tense is formed by adding the future perfect tense endings to the perfect stem. The future perfect tense endings are the same as the future of sum, excepting the 3rd person plural.

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First conjugation Future Perfect Tense (amav) amav ero

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  • *amav ero** (I have loved) amav erimus (we have loved)
  • *amav eris** (you have loved) amav eritis (you haved loved)
  • *amav erit** (he,she it has loved) amav erint (they have loved)
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