1. VERB TENSES REVIEW

2. In(tense) Chart & Songs!
Present
(verbs)
Imperfect
(was verbing)
Perfect
(verbed)
Pluperfect
(had verbed)
1st S (I) o
bam i
eram
2nd S (you) s
bas
isti
eras
3rd S (s/he) t
bat it
erat
1st P (We)
mus
bamus
imus
eramus
2nd P (Y’all)
tis
batis
istis
eratis
3rd P (They) nt
bant
erunt
erant

3. In(tense) Chart o bam i eram s bas isti eras t bat it erat mus bamus
Present
(verbs)
Imperfect
(was verbing)
Perfect
(verbed)
Pluperfect
(had verbed)
1st S (I) o
bam i
eram
2nd S (you) s
bas
isti
eras
3rd P (s/he) t
bat it
erat
1st P (We)
mus
bamus
imus
eramus
2nd P (Y’all)
tis
batis
istis
eratis
3rd P (They) nt
bant
erunt
erant

4. Imperfect (Past-Progressive) Forms happened over a period of time or repeatedly in the past.
Examples in English:
I was walking
They were walking
They used to walk
They repeatedly walked

5. spectabat agebat ambulabat currebas ambulabant currebam ambulabam
Using your knowledge of the Present Endings, can you predict the subject of these Imperfect Verb forms?
spectabat
agebat
ambulabat
currebas
ambulabant
currebam
ambulabam
ambulabas
ridebant

6. Translate: laudabat S/he was praising. laudat S/he is praising. sedent
sedebant
dormiebas
dormit
bibebat
bibit
S/he was praising.
S/he is praising.
They sit.
They were sitting.
You were sleeping.
S/he is sleeping.
S/he was drinking.
S/he drinks.

7. Imperfect Tense Video

8. In(tense) Chart o bam i eram s bas isti eras t bat it erat mus bamus
Present
(verbs)
Imperfect
(was verbing)
Perfect
(verbed)
Pluperfect
(had verbed)
1st S (I) o
bam i
eram
2nd S (you) s
bas
isti
eras
3rd P (s/he) t
bat it
erat
1st P (We)
mus
bamus
imus
eramus
2nd P (Y’all)
tis
batis
istis
eratis
3rd P (They) nt
bant
erunt
erant

9. spectavit risit ambulavit egerunt ambulaverunt cucurrit ambulavi
Can you predict the subject based on these verbs’ endings?
What stands out to you about the Perfect Tense?
spectavit
risit
ambulavit
egerunt
ambulaverunt
cucurrit
ambulavi
cucurrerunt
ambulavisti

10. Perfect Tense How do you think they are formed? audivit superavit
audio, audire, audivi, auditum
superavit
supero, superare, superavi, superatum
laudaverunt
laudo, laudare, laudavi, laudatum

11. audio, audire, audivi, auditum
Singular Plural
1st audivi audivimus
2nd audivisti audivistis
3rd audivit audiverunt
1st I heard We heard.
2nd You heard Y’all heard
3rd S/he heard They heard

12. ago, agere, egi, actum Singular Plural 1st egi egimus
2nd egisti egistis
3rd egit egerunt
1st I did We did
2nd You did Y’all did
3rd S/he did They did

13. So… in conclusion bam, bas, bat, bamus, batis, bant was/were verbing
used to verb
i, isti, it, imus, istis, erunt
verbed
did verb
have verbed

14. Perfect Tense
Video

15. PRACTICE 1. canis Grumionem in culina spectabat.
2. turba magna ad theatrum festinavit.
3. Metella in atrium ambulabat.
4. multi servi panem vendunt.
5. Pompeiani ancillam laudaverunt.
6. actores in scaena dormiebant.
7. ancilla Metellam pulsavit.