Chapter 17
Forming the future perfect tense in Latin is just as easy as the pluperfect! Just follow these very familiar steps : 1. Find the perfect stem. The perfect stem is found by looking at the third principal part of the verb and removing the –i. ▪ Example: amo, amare, amavi, amatus perfect stem=amav-
Add the letters “eri” to the perfect stem. Example: amaveri-
Add the personal endings. (Use –o for 1 st person, singular.) -0, -s, -t, -mus, -tis, -nt
Amo, amare, amavi, amatus SingularPlural 1 st personamaveroamaverimus 2 nd personamaverisamaveritis 3 rd personamaveritamaverint
Duco, ducere, duxi, ductus SingularPlural 1 st personduxeroduxerimus 2 nd personduxerisduxeritis 3 rd personduxeritduxerint
Always translate the future perfect with the words, “will have.” Examples: amo, amare, amavi, amatus ▪ amavero= I will have loved moneo, monere, monui, monitus ▪ monuerit= he will have warned capio, capere, cepi, captus ▪ ceperimus= we will have captured
Although sum and possum are irregular verbs, the future perfect is still formed just as any other regular verb would be.
SingularPlural 1 st personFuero – I will have beenFuerimus- we will have been 2 nd personFueris- you will have been Fueritis- you will have been 3 rd personFuerit- he will have beenFuerint- they will have been
SingularPlural 1 st personPotuero - I will have been able Potuerimus - we will have been able 2 nd personPotueris - you will have been able Potueritis - you will have been able 3 rd personPotuerit - he will have been able Potuerint - they will have been able