1. THE FUTURE TENSE OF THE FIRST CONJUGATION

2. FORM THE FUTURE TENSE FROM THE PRESENT SYSTEM porto PORTARE portaviportatus Start with the infinitive: PORTARE The “-RE” ending signifies the infinitive; remove it. The “A” signifies the conjugation; remove it. The remainder: “PORT-” is the stem onto which the present stem verbs are built.

3. The present stem is PORT- Remember that the thematic (conjugation) vowel is “-A-”. The tense indicator is “-bi-”. Add personal endings.

4. To the stem add the following personal endings with the thematic vowel - for first conjugation the “A”and the tense indicator. PERSONAL ENDINGS -O (M) –I -S –YOU -T –HE/SHE/IT -MUS –WE -TIS –YOU -NT –THEY

5. FORMING LATIN VERBS FUTURE TENSE PORTABO –I shall carry PORTABIS –you will carry PORTABIT –he/she/it will carry PORTABIMUS –We shall carry PORTABITIS –You will carry PORTABUNT –They will carry

6. In the first person singular, the “-bio” merges into “-bo” In the third person plural, the “-bint” strengthens to “-bunt”. Futura tecum sit!