1. THE IMPERFECT TENSE

2. TRANSLATION -ED “DID” PLUS THE VERB “WAS/WERE” PLUS THE VERB
“USED TO” PLUS THE VERB
USED FOR ACTION STARTED BUT NOT COMPLETED IN THE PAST!

3. BASIC ENDINGS
SINGULAR:
-BAM
-BAS
-BAT
PLURAL:
-BAMUS
-BATIS
-BANT

4. FIRST CONJUGATION Interpello, interpellare
Drop the –re from the infinitive and add endings
e.g. Interpella + bam

5. Second Conjugation Haereo, haerere
Drop the –re from the infinitive and add the endings
e.g. Haere + bam

6. Third Conjugation Ago, agere
Drop the –re from the infinitive and add the endings
e.g. Age + bam

7. Third –io and Fourth Conicio, conicere
Drop the –ere from the infinitive; add “ie” and the endings
e.g. Conic + ie bam

8. Some Practice Verbs
3,s,I: gaudere

9. Gaude re
Gaude
Gaude bat

10. 1,pl, I: cesso, cessare

11. Cessa-re
Cessa
Cessa bamus

12. 3,pl, I: ago, agere

13. Ago, agere
Age
Age - bant