(Intensive) Latin s20
Bates College
Short Term, '01

A. The Perfect Active Indicative of All Conjugations

 1. Perfect Active Indicative System = perfect, pluperfect and future perfect

2. Formation = perfect stem + tense marker + personal endings

a. perfect stem = 3rd principal part - ending (ï)
  • 1st conjugation: optö, äre, ävï, ätus -> optävï -> optäv
  • 2nd conjugation: implëo, ëre, implëvï, implëtus -> implëvï -> implëv
  • 3rd conjugation(io): incipiö, ere, -cëpï, ceptus -> incëpï -> incëp
  • 3rd conjugation (ere): d¨ücö, ere, d¨üxï, ductus -> düx -> düx
  • 4th conjugation: sentiö, ïre, sënsï, sënsus -> sënsï -> sëns
b. tense markers:
  • perfect - none
  • pluperfect - erä
  • future perfect - eri
c. perfect personal endings (nb: different than present personal endings)

Sing Plural

  • 1 ï imus
  • 2 istï istis
  • 3 it ërunt [ëre]
 d. pluperfect and future perfect personal endings (nb: different than perfect personal endings)

Sing Plural

  • 1 m/ö mus
  • 2 s tis
  • 3 t nt
3. Paradigms
first conjugation Perfect Pluperfect Future Perfect
Singular
1 optävï optäveram optäverö
2 optävistï optäveräs optäveris
3 optävit optäverat optäverit
Plural
1 optävimus optäverämus optäverimus
2 optävistis optäverätis optäveritis
3 optävërunt [ëre] optäverant optäverint
second conjugation Perfect Pluperfect Future Perfect
Singular
1 implëvï implëveram implëverö
2 implëvistï implëveräs implëveris
3 implëvit implëverat implëverit
Plural
1 implëvimus implëverämus implëverimus
2 implëvistis implëverätis implëveritis
3 implëvërunt [ëre] implëverant implëverint
third conjugation Perfect Pluperfect Future Perfect
Singular
1 incëpï incëperam incëperö
2 incëpistï incëperäs incëperis
3 incëpit incëperat incëperit
Plural
1 incëpimus incëperämus incëperimus
2 incëpistis incëperätis incëperitis
3 incëpërunt [ëre] incëperant incëperint
fourth conjugation Perfect Pluperfect Future Perfect
Singular
1 sënsï sënseram sënserö
2 sënsistï sënseräs sënseris
3 sënsit sënserat sënserit
Plural
1 sënsimus sënserämus sënserimus
2 sënsistis sënserätis sënseritis
3 sënsërunt [ëre] sënserant sënserint

Drill


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