Imperfect Tense
Does imperfect use Bi or Ba?
Ba
What does perfect translate to in Latin?
Finished!
What are the first two principal parts for ama (to love)?
1 - amo
2 - amare
Errare
To err, wander
Habitabam.
I was dwelling.
What is the stem (use amo) for the imperfect tense?
ama!
What principal part do we use for the perfect stem? (bonus points if you show the process)
3rd principal part (Ex. amavi)
What are the 2nd two principal parts for ama (to love)?
3 - amavi
4 - amatus
Always
semper
I was greeting. (imperfect)
Salūtābam.
Pugnabant translates to what?
They were fighting...
What kind of situation does the perfect tense describe? (or provide an example sentence in English)
A one-time action completed in the past
Provide me a definition of a principal part.
Translate "nunc aut numquam"
Now or never
We have judged. (perfect)
Jūdicimus.
Provide an English sentence that represents an imperfect situation.
Ex. I was calling you when.... or I used to call home every...
Provide one personal ending that's in the perfect tense.
i, isti, it, imus, istis, erunt
Translate: Amō ambulāre.
I love to walk.
Today
hodiē
Amant natare.
They like to swim.
Imperfect translates to what in Latin.
Not finished!
Translate: Līberavisti
You have set free.
Which of the following vocabulary have irregular principal parts?
do / sto / juvo / lavo
All of them!
Often
saepe
Parabit nāvigare.
He will prepare to sail.