Future & Imperfect Tenses

Question 1

How to create future/imperfect tense:

In first & second conjugations.

Answer 1

1. Find stem of verb.
2. Add tense sign. (-bi-/-ba-)
3. Then, add personal ending.

Question 2

Singular 1st person future tense sign

Answer 2

-bo
As in: laudābō, monēbō
“I will —”, “I shall —”

Question 3

Singular 2nd person future tense sign

Answer 3

-bi-
As in: laudābis, monēbis
“You will —”, “You shall —”

Question 4

Singular 3rd person future tense sign

Answer 4

-bi-
As in: laudābit, monēbit
“He/she/it will —”, “He/she/it shall —”

Question 5

Plural 1st person future tense sign

Answer 5

-bi-
As in: laudābimus, monēbimus
“We will —”, “We shall —”

Question 6

Plural 2nd person future tense sign

Answer 6

-bi-
As in: laudābitis, monēbitis
“You will —”, “You shall —”

Question 7

Plural 3rd person future tense sign

Answer 7

-bu-
As in: laudabunt, monēbunt
“They will —”, “They shall —”

Question 8

Singular 1st person imperfect tense sign

Answer 8

-bām
***personal ending changes to -m
As in: laudābam, monēbam
“I was —ing”, “I used to —”, “I kept —ing”

Question 9

Singular 2nd person imperfect tense sign

Answer 9

-bā-
As in: laudābās, monēbās
“You were —ing”, “You used to —”, “You kept —ing”

Question 10

Singular 3rd person imperfect tense sign

Answer 10

-bā-
As in: laudābat, monēbat
“He was —ing”, “She used to —”, “It kept —ing”

Question 11

Plural 1st person imperfect tense sign

Answer 11

-bā-
As in: laudābāmus, monēbāmus
“We were —ing”, “We used to —”, “We kept —ing”

Question 12

Plural 2nd person imperfect tense sign

Answer 12

-bā-
As in: laudābātis, monēbātis
“You were —ing”, “You used to —”, “You kept —ing”

Question 13

Plural 3rd person imperfect tense sign

Answer 13

-ba-
As in: laudābant, monēbant
“They were —ing”, “They used to —”, “They kept —ing”

Question 13

Adjectives ending in -er

Answer 13

Can add or drop -e-, just like nouns ending in -er.

Ex: līber, lībera, līberum; pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum