1. 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.

2. 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)

3. 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 -