Sum
Four principle parts for "sum"
Sum, esse, fui, futurus
Pueri aquam in silva inveniebam
The boys found water in the forest
We were leading the horses to water.
A aqua equos ducebamus.
Present Tense - Incito
incito, as, at, amus, atis, ant
Ancient Roman government official who counted population for tax purposes
Censor
Present Tense Chart - Sum
sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt
Amicis tuis gratiam habere debemus.
We ought to have gratitude for your friends.
Y'all were waiting but they did not come
Exspectabatis sed non venierunt.
Future Tense - moneo
Monebo, bis, bit, bimus, bitis, bunt
Roman dictator who gave up power to return to farm
Cinnatus
Future Tense Chart - "Sum"
ero, eris, erit, erimus, eritis, erunt
Viri ex multis terris convenient et verba facient.
Men from many lands will come from many lands and will make speeches.
Marcus, were you reading about the causes of the war?
Marce, de causis belli legebat?
Future Tense - venio
Veniam, es, et, emus, etis, ent
Roman hero who defeats Gauls after they sacked Rome and said, "We Romans defend our city not with gold but with steel."
Camillus
Perfect Tense Chart - "Sum"
Fui, fuisti, fuit, fuimus, fuistis, fuerunt
Barbari in Romanis perpetuum bellum gerebant.
The barbarians waged continuous war against the barbarians.
Were you not receiving my letters?
Nonne litteras meas accipiebas?
Perfect Tense - reduco
Reduxi, reduxisti, reduxit, reduximus, reduxistis, reduxerunt
Roman hero who kills Gallican giant and later executes son for disobedience
Manlius Torquatus
Imperfect Tense Chart - "Sum"
Eram, eras, erat, eramus, eratis, erant
Verba pulchra audire incipiebam quae liber continebat.
I was beginning to hear the beautiful words which the book contained.
Many men were living in the fields but they migrated toward the town.
Multi viri in agris habitabant sed ad oppida migraverunt.
Imperfect Tense - Scribo
Scribiebam, bas, bat, bamus, batis, bant
Roman who saved Rome from submission to Pyrrhus and the Tarentines through a speech given to the Senate
Appius Claudius Caecus