1. Conjugating a First Conjugation Verb
amo amare amavi amatus

2. All About Verbs Each verb has 4 principal parts
amo
amare
amavi
amatus
First Person Singular Present Active I love
Present active
Infinitive
To love
First Person Singular Perfect Active I have loved
Perfect Passive Participle Having been loved

3. Finding the Present Stem
Find the second principal part of the verb.
amo
amare
amavi
amatus
The present stem is the second principal part – re.
amare
- re =
ama

4. Present Active Tense
The present active tense = Present Stem + Present Active Endings
Singular
Plural
First Person
mus we o I
tis
you
Second Person
you s
he, she, it nt
they
Third Person t
Present Active Endings

5. Present Active Am o Ama mus Ama tis Ama s Ama t Ama nt
I love I am loving I do love
First Person
We love We are loving We do love Am o
Ama
mus
Second
Person
You love You are loving You do love
You love You are loving You do love
Ama
tis
Ama s
He loves He is loving He does love
Third Person
They love They are loving They do love
Ama t
Ama nt
Present Active

6. Present Passive Tense
The present passive tense = Present Stem + Present Passive Endings
Singular
Plural
First Person
mur we or I
mini
you
Second Person
you
ris
he, she, it
ntur
they
Third Person
tur
Present Passive Endings

7. Present Passive Am or Ama mur Ama mini Ama ris Ama tur Ama ntur
I am loved
First Person
We are loved Am or
Ama
mur
Second
Person
You are loved
Ama
mini
Ama
ris
You are loved
He is loved
Third Person
They are loved
Ama
tur
Ama
ntur
Present Passive

8. Imperfect Tense Present Stem + BA + Present Endings Imperfect Active
Imperfect Passive
Ama ba m
I loved
Ama ba r
I was loved
Ama ba s
You loved
Ama ba
ris
You were loved
He loved
Ama ba
tur
He was loved
Ama ba t
We loved
Ama ba
mur
We were loved
Ama ba
mus
You loved
Ama ba
mini
You were loved
Ama ba
tis
They were loved
They loved
Ama ba
ntur
Ama ba nt

9. Future Tense Present Stem + Bi + Present Endings Future Active
Future Passive
I will love
Ama b o
Ama bo r
I will be loved
Ama bi s
You will love
Ama be
ris
You will be loved
He will love
Ama bi
tur
He will be loved
Ama bi t
We will love
Ama bi
mur
We will be loved
Ama bi
mus
You will love
Ama bi
mini
You will be loved
Ama bi
tis
They will be loved
They will love
Ama bu
ntur
Ama bu nt

10. Finding the Perfect Stem
Find the third principal part of the verb.
amo
amare
amavi
amatus
The perfect stem is the third principal part – i.
amavi
- i =
amav

11. Perfect Active Tense
The Perfect Active Tense = Perfect Stem + Perfect Active Endings
Singular
Plural
First Person
imus we i I
istis
you
Second Person
you
isti
he, she, it
erunt
they
Third Person it
Perfect Active Endings

12. Perfect Active Amav imus Amav istis isti Amav erunt Amav i Amav Amav
First Person
Amav i
I loved I have loved I did love
Amav
imus
We loved We have loved We did love
You loved You have loved You did love
Second
Person
Amav
istis
Amav
isti
You loved You have loved You did love
Third Person
Amav it
Amav
erunt
They loved They have loved They did love
He loved He has loved He did love
Perfect Active

13. Pluperfect Active Tense
Perfect Stem
+ era
+ Present Endings
Pluperfect Active
Amav
era m
I had loved
Amav
era s
You had loved
Amav
era t
He had loved
Amav
era
mus
We had loved
You had loved
Amav
era
tis
Amav
era nt
They had loved

14. Future Perfect Active Tense
Perfect Stem
+ eri
+ Present Endings
Future Perfect Active
Amav er o
I will have loved
Amav
eri s
You will have loved
Amav
eri t
He will have loved
Amav
eri
mus
We will have loved
You will have loved
Amav
eri
tis
They will have loved
Amav
eri nt

15. Perfect Passive System
1. Uses the fourth principal part which is called the perfect passive participle (PPP).
amo, amare, amavi, amatus. -a. -um
2. The perfect passive participle (PPP) is a verbal adjective and must agree with the subject of the sentence.
If the subject is puella (feminine singular), the PPP will be amata.
If the subject is puellae (feminine plural), the PPP will be amatae.
If the subject is vir (masculine singular), the PPP will be amatus.
If the subject is viri (masculine plural), the PPP will be amati.
If the subject is oppidum (neuter singular), the PPP will be amatum.
If the subject is oppida (neuter plural), the PPP will be amata.

16. Perfect Passive Tense PPP + Present Tense of Sum Perfect Passive
Amatus – a - um
sum
I have been loved
Amatus – a - um es
You have been loved
Amatus –a -um
est
He has been loved
Amati –ae -a
sumus
We have been loved
You have been loved
Amati –ae –a
estis
They have been loved
Amati – ae -a
sunt

17. Pluperfect Passive Tense
PPP
+ imperfect Tense of Sum
Pluperfect Passive
Amatus – a - um
eram
I had been loved
Amatus – a - um
eras
You had been loved
Amatus –a -um
erat
He had been loved
Amati –ae -a
eramus
We had been loved
You had been loved
Amati –ae –a
eratis
They had been loved
Amati – ae -a
erant

18. Future Perfect Passive Tense
PPP
+ Future Tense of Sum
Future Perfect Passive Tense
Amatus – a - um
ero
I will have been loved
Amatus – a - um
eris
You will have been loved
Amatus –a -um
erit
He will have been loved
Amati –ae -a
erimus
We will have been loved
You will have been loved
Amati –ae –a
eritis
They will have been loved
Amati – ae -a
erunt

19. The ______________ tense does not use the present stem.
a. Future
b. Past Perfect
c. Imperfect
d. Present
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22. Portare is the ______________ principal part of the word.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
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25. Portavisti can be translated _____________
a. You have carried
b. You were carried
c. You are carrying
d. You will carry
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28. Donata est can be translated _____________
a. She had been given
b. She is given
c. She has been given
d. She will have been given

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