Latin Tenses Test (Common Entrance 1)
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The Tenses – Partial Overview
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Present
I am carrying
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Imperfect
I was carrying
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Future
I shall carry
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Perfect
I carried
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Pluperfect
I had carried
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I
You (s)
He/she/it
We
You (p)
They
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portō
portās
portat
portāmus
portātis
portant
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portābam
portābās
portābat
portābāmus
portābātis
portābant
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portābō
portābis
portābit
portābimus
portābitis
portābunt
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portāvī
portāvistī
portāvit
portāvimus
portāvistis
portāvērunt
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portāveram
portāverās
portāverat
portāverāmus
portāverātis
portāverant
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| Notes | You make this tense by adding the personal ending to the root and connecting vowel – nothing else | You make this tense by adding the tense marker -bā- inside the verb – notice that the “I” part needs a few other changes | The above shows only 50 per cent of the verbs, but these go -bō -bis -bit -bimus -bitis -bunt. Look out for the unexpected -u- in the “they” part | This works with 50 per cent of the verbs. The others do the perfect in a different way. But look out for the -v- tense marker, also for the changes to the personal ending in the “I” and “you (s)” parts | You make these tense by taking whatever comes at the beginning of the perfect, and adding to the end the imperfect tense of “sum” |
Latin verbs are modular. You make them by combining these elements:
portābāmus
Root – the basic meaning of the verb: here, port gives you the sense of carrying
Connecting vowel – adds nothing to the meaning, but makes the word sound prettier
Tense marker – tells you when the verb happens
Personal ending – tells you who is doing the verb
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Present Active
I am carrying
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| I You (s) He/she/it We You (p) They |
portō portās portat portāmus portātis portant |
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Imperfect Active
I was carrying
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| I You (s) He/she/it We You (p) They |
portābam portābās portābat portābāmus portābātis portābant |
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Future Active 1
I will carry
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Future Active 2
I will speak
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| I You (s) He/she/it We You (p) They |
portābō portābis portābit portābimus portābitis portābunt |
dicam dices dicet dicemus dicetis dicent |
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Perfect Active
I carried
I have carried |
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| I You (s) He/she/it We You (p) They |
portāvī portāvistī portāvit portāvimus portāvistis portāvērunt |
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Pluperfect Active
I had carried
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| I You (s) He/she/it We You (p) They |
portāveram portāverās portāverat portāverāmus portāverātis portāverant |