The Present Tense of Latin Verbs! TERMINOLOGY Tense – “time” when the verb’s action occurs. 3 Tenses in English: present, past, future 6 Tenses in Latin: present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, future perfect Number – singular or plural as it relates to the ending PRESENT TENSE – verb forms/endings indicating the action happens NOW!!! e.g. I am teaching Latin 1. e.g. You are taking notes.

The Present Tense Verb Chart! PERSON SINGULAR PLURAL 1st -o = I = ego -mus = we = nos 2nd -s = you = tu -tis = you(all) = vos 3rd -t = he/she/it (singular noun) -nt = they (plural noun)

Subject Pronouns! Person = subject, either singular or plural i.e. I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they **These are called subject pronouns because they can ONLY be the subjects of sentences. NOTA BENE: “YOU” can also be a direct object EXAMPLES: Give the translation, person, and number of each verb below. quaero – quaerimus - quaeris – quaeritis - quaerit - quaerunt -