Passive Voice Tense Equations

Question 0

Imperfect Tense: was/were (being) verbed (BY), used to be verbed (BY)

Answer 0

1st/2nd Conjugations

a. Drop the -re from the 2nd principal part
b. Add -bar, -baris, -batur, -bamur, -bamini, -bantur

3rd/4th Conjugations

a. Drop the -o from the 1st principal part
b. Add -ebar, -ebaris, -ebatur, -ebamur, -ebamini, -ebantur

Question 1

Present Tense: am/are/is (being) verbed (BY)

Answer 1

1st/2nd Conjugations
a. Drop the -re from the 2nd principal part
b. Add -or, -ris, -tur, -mur, -mini, -ntur
N.B. -a + -or = -or

3rd/4th Conjugations
a. Drop the -o from the 1st principal part
b. Add -or, *-eris, itur, imur, imini, untur
N.B. *add -iris for 4th conjugation, 2nd person sg. ALSO: -i + -i = -i

Question 2

Future Tense: will be verbed (BY)

Answer 2

1st/2nd Conjugations

a. Drop the -re from the 1st principal part
b. Add -bor, -beris, -bitur, -bimur, -bimini, -buntur

3rd/4th Conjugations

a. Drop the -o from the 1st principal part
b. Add -ar, -ēris, -ētur, ēmur, ēmini, entur

Question 3

Perfect Tense: was/were verbed (BY), have/has been verbed (BY)

Answer 3

ALL Conjugations

a. Use the 4th principal part
b. Add (as a second word!): sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt

Question 4

Pluperfect Tense: had been verbed (BY)

Answer 4

ALL Conjugations

a. Use the 4th principal part
b. Add (as a second word!): eram, eras, erat, eramus, eratis, erant

Question 5

Future Perfect Tense: will have been verbed (BY)

Answer 5

ALL Conjugations

a. Use the 4th principal part
b. Add (as a second word!): erō, eris, erit, erimus, eritis, erunt

Question 6

Positive Imperatives: Be verbed!

Answer 6

ALL Conjugations

a. singular: Use the 2nd principal part
b. plural: Use the 2nd person plural passive voice form (-mini)

Question 7

Negative Imperatives: Don’t be verbed!

Answer 7

ALL Conjugations

a. singular: Noli + passive infinitive (2 words)
b. plural: Nolite + passive infinitive (2 words)