1. p. 180 text + Lessons 10-12 Vocabulary
Imperfect Tense Verbs
p. 180 text +
Lessons Vocabulary

2. disciplina, disciplinae (f.)
training, instruction

3. lingua, linguae (f.)
tongue, language

4. patria, patriae (f.)
fatherland,
country

5. amicitia, amicitiae (f.)
friendship

6. gloria, gloriae (f.)
glory

7. gratia, gratiae (f.)
gratitude, influence

8. materia, materiae (f.)
matter, timber

9. casa, casae (f.)
house

10. socius, socii (m.)
ally, comrade

11. altus, alta, altum
high, tall, deep

12. augeo,
augere
(auxi, auctus)
increase

13. doceo,
docere
(docui, doctus)
teach

14. habeo,
habere
(habui, habitus)
have, hold

15. terreo,
terrere
(terrui, territus)
scare, frighten

16. maneo,
manere
(mansi, mansurus)
remain

17. video,
videre
(vidi, visus)
see

18. libero,
liberare
(liberavi, liberatus)
free

19. mereo,
merere
(merui, meritus)
deserve, earn

20. teneo,
tenere
(tenui, tentus)
hold, keep

21. in (+ ablative)
in, on

22. ibi
there

23. Verb-tober-fest! You’ve already learned: Present tense verbs
Future tense verbs
Imperative verbs
WOW…CELEBRATE!

24. New Tenses This Week! Imperfect Tense… a type of past tense
Forms of “sum”… “sum” is a special verb with irregular forms.
We’ll be working out-of-order
in your book
Ready? Eamus! (Let’s go!)

25. Imperfect Tense Text p. 180 (lesson 26)
Imperfect tense is a past tense.
It shows past action uncompleted.
There are several ways to translate imperfect tense:
was verbing
used to verb
kept on verbing
verbed

26. Finding the Present Stem
amo, amare
laboro, laborare
terreo, terrere
doceo, docere
specto, spectare
AMA-
LABORA-
TERRE-
DOCE-
SPECTA-
STEMS! 

27. Imperfect Active Tense Endings
The present active tense = Present Stem + Imperfect Active Endings
Singular
Plural
First Person
BAMUS
We were…
BAM
I was..
BATIS
You/y’all were…
Second Person
You were…
BAS
he, she, it was…
BANT
They were…
Third Person
BAT

28. Imperfect Tense bamus Ama bam Ama Ama batis Ama bas Ama bat Ama bant
I was loving I used to love I kept on loving
I loved
bamus
First Person
We were loving
(etc.)
Ama
bam
Ama
You were loving You used to love You kept on loving
You loved
Second
Person
You were loving… (etc.)
Ama
batis
Ama
bas
He was loving…
(etc.)
Third Person
They were loving (etc.)
Ama
bat
Ama
bant
Imperfect Tense

29. Your turn!
On the whiteboard, practice the imperfect tense using the verbs porto, portare: carry and doceo, docere: teach.
Write the Latin and English chart.
-BAM: I was…
-BAMUS: We were…
-BAS: you were…
-BATIS: y’all were…
-BAT: he/she/it was…
-BANT: they were…

30. Imperfect Tense Practice
spectabamus
portabat
docebas
parabatis
navigabam
augebant
We were watching
He/she/it was carrying
You were teaching
Y’all were preparing
I was sailing
They were increasing

31. Your Turn! Time to put it all together… Present tense endings
Imperfect tense endings
Future tense endings
Use the worksheet to practice the 3 sets of endings you’ve learned.
Enjoy the ancient ghost story, too!