Grammar
How many tenses are there in Latin? (total)
Six (6)
emo, emere, emi, emitum
to buy
laudabatis
2nd person, plural, imperfect, active, indicative
est
3rd person, singular, present, active, indicative
viam
accusative, singular, feminine
What principal part do you use to form the present, imperfect, and future tenses?
Second (2nd) principal part
liberta, libertae (f.)
freedwoman, ex-slave
laudamus
1st person, plural, present, active, indicative
sumus
1st person, plural, present, active, indicative
perterritus
nominative, singular, masculine
Third (3rd) principal part
per
through
surgebam
1st person, singular, imperfect, active, indicative
erant
3rd person, plural, imperfect, active, indicative
libertos
accusative, plural, masculine
How many conjugations are there in Latin?
Four (4)
scribo, scribere, scripsi, scriptum
to write
dormit
3rd person, singular, present, active, indicative
eram
1st person, singular, imperfect, active, indicative
furibus
dative/ablative, plural, masculine
What tenses have we learned that express actions in the past tense?
Imperfect and perfect tenses
quod
because
dormiverunt
3rd person, plural, perfect, active, indicative
erunt
3rd person, plural, future, active, indicative
ingentum
genitive, plural, masculine/feminine/neuter