Tense Equations

Question 0

Imperfect Tense: was/were verbing, used to verb

Answer 0

1st/2nd Conjugations

a. Drop the -re from the 2nd principal part
b. Add -bam, -bās, -bat, -bāmus, -bātis, -bant

3rd/4th Conjugations

a. Drop the -ō from the 2nd principal part
b. Add -ēbam, -ēbās, -ēbat, -ēbāmus, -ēbatis, -ēbant

Question 1

Present Tense: verb(s), do/does verb, am/are/is verbing

Answer 1

1st/2nd Conjugations
a. Drop the -re from the 2nd principal part
b. Add -ō, -s, -t, -mus, -tis, -nt
N.B. -a + -ō = -ō

3rd/4th Conjugations
a. Drop the -ō from the 1st principal part
b. Add -ō, -is, -it, imus, itis, unt
N.B. -i + -i = -i

Question 2

Future Tense: will verb

Answer 2

1st/2nd Conjugations

a. Drop the -re from the 2nd principal part
b. Add -bō, -bis, -bit, -bimus, -bitis, -bunt

3rd/4th Conjugations

a. Drop the -ō from the 1st principal part
b. Add -am, -ēs, -et, ēmus, -ētis, ent

Question 3

Perfect Tense: -ed, did, have/has

Answer 3

ALL Conjugations

a. Drop the -ī from the 3rd principal part
b. Add -ī, -istī, -it, -imus, -istis, -ērunt

Question 4

Pluperfect Tense: had verbed

Answer 4

ALL Conjugations

a. Drop the -ī from the 3rd principal part
b. Add -eram, -erās, erat, -erāmus, -erātis, erant

Question 5

Future Perfect Tense: will have verbed

Answer 5

ALL Conjugations

a. Drop the ī from the 3rd principal part
b. Add -erō, eris, erit, -erimus, -eritis, -erint

Question 6

Positive Imperatives: Verb!

Answer 6

ALL Conjugations

a. singular: drop the -re from the 2nd principal part
b. plural: Change the -re to -te (except in 3rd conjugation, change the -ere to -ite)

Question 7

Negative Imperatives: Don’t verb!

Answer 7

ALL Conjugations

a. singular: Nōlī + 2nd principal part (2 words)
b. plural: Nōlīte + 2nd principal part (2 words)