Latin Basic Verb Tense and Endings Recognition 1

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Remember that only 50 per cent of Latin verbs show their perfect tense with a -v- infix before the personal ending. But you need to learn these before we move to the others

How to answer:

1. Look at the ending first:
-o = I
-s = you
-t = he/she
-mus = we
-tis = you (plural)
-nt = they

2. Then look for tense markers:
-ba- = was / were (imperfect)
-v- = has / have (perfect)

3. If there is no marker → present tense

Do not guess. Say the ending in your head before you answer.

Present tense
I am carrying		 Imperfect tense
I was carrying		 Perfect tense
I carried
I
You (s)
He/she/it
We
You (p)
They		 portō
portās
portāt
portāmus
portātis
portānt		 portābam
portābas
portābat
portābamus
portābatis
portābant		 portāvī
portāvistī
portāvit
portāvimus
portāvistis
portāvērunt
ou make this tense by adding the personal ending (-ō -s -t etc.) to the basic meaning – and nothing else. The -a- in the “I” part fell out of the language because it sounded ugly. You make this tense by adding the personal ending (-ō -s -t etc.) to the basic meaning – and nothing else. The -a- in the “I” part fell out of the language because it sounded ugly. Except for the “I” part, you make this tense by putting -ba- between the basic part and the personal ending. See how the -ō changes to -m in the “I” part – but there are no other changes. To make this tense, you add a -v- to show that it happened in the past, then you add a slightly different set of red endings. Only 50 per cent of Latin verbs add this -v-, but the other forms can wait.