1. Lesson 6 Future Tense Verbs
Dec. 1-8, 2014

2. Review: Genitive Case
The genitive case is used to show possession and is translated with “of.”
Casa Marci est magna.
The house of Marcus is big.
Cibus servorum est parvus.
The food of the slaves is small.

3. Future Tense Verbs
The future tense refers to something that will or is going to happen at a future time.
In English, we use the helping verbs “will” or “shall” to express future tense.
Latin uses prefixes on the present tense verb endings to make future tense verb endings, like this…

4. Future Active Tense (p. 56 in text)
Future Tense Endings
Future Active Tense (p. 56 in text)
Singular
Plural
1st -BO (I will...)
-BIMUS (we will…)
2nd -BIS (you will...)
-BITIS (y’all will…)
3rd -BIT (he/she/it will…)
-BUNT (they will…)

5. Finding the Present Stem Review (yes, the old present stem works for future verbs, too!)
amo, amare
laboro, laborare
paro, parare
porto, portare
specto, spectare
AMA-
LABORA-
PARA-
PORTA-
SPECTA-

6. Future Active Tense (p. 56 in text)
I will love
First Person
We will
love
Ama bo
Ama
bimus
Second
Person
You will love
Ya’ll will love
Ama
bitis
Ama
bis
He/she/it will love
Third Person
They will love
Ama
bit
Ama
bunt
Future Active Tense (p. 56 in text)

7. Your turn! 1st -BO (I….) -BIMUS (we…) 2nd -BIS (you….) -BITIS (y’all)
navigo, navigare---to sail
Write out its future tense chart on your whiteboard.
Singular
Plural
1st -BO (I….)
-BIMUS (we…)
2nd -BIS (you….)
-BITIS (y’all)
3rd -BIT (he/she/it…)
-BUNT (they…)

8. Your turn! 1st -BO (I….) -BIMUS (we…) 2nd -BIS (you….) -BITIS (y’all)
specto, spectare---to look at, watch
Write out its future tense chart on your whiteboard.
Singular
Plural
1st -BO (I….)
-BIMUS (we…)
2nd -BIS (you….)
-BITIS (y’all)
3rd -BIT (he/she/it…)
-BUNT (they…)

9. 1st -BO (I….) -BIMUS (we…) 2nd -BIS (you….) -BITIS (y’all)
Let’s practice translating future tense verbs!
amabo spectabit 3. portabunt 4. parabitis spectabis
6. parabo 7. laborabit laborabimus
Singular
Plural
1st -BO (I….)
-BIMUS (we…)
2nd -BIS (you….)
-BITIS (y’all)
3rd -BIT (he/she/it…)
-BUNT (they…)

10. Verb Practice! The girl will work. The farmers will work. I will work.
You (sg.) will work in the field.
We will work on the good land.
He will work in the shop.
Will they work the field?
You (pl.) will work in the house.
3rd person, sg., laborabit
3rd person, pl., laborabunt
1st person, sg., laborabo
2nd person, sg., laborabis
1st person, pl., laborabimus
2nd person, pl., laborabitis

11. Can You Beat ? Correct the following sentences that Google translate couldn’t handle. Write the Latin and the CORRECT English beneath it.
Ad silvam cibum cras portabunt.
Nunc carrum reginae spectamus.
Ad terram novam navigabimus.
Magnae undae ad insulam sunt.
Anna ad familiam copiam aquae portabit.
Ad insulam navigabis.
Forest tomorrow to carry food.
Now look at the queen's carriage.
To sail to the new earth.
Great waves to the island.
Shall bear to the family of Anna, a water supply.
Sail to the island.