TEMPUS IMPERFECTUM: Imperfect Tense

ACTIVE: (indicative, subjunctive)

DEPONENT: (indicative, subjunctive)

PASSIVE: (indicative, subjunctive)

CONJUGATION of the IMPERFECT TENSE: The imperfect tense is formed in two distinct ways dependant on the MOOD.   INDICATIVE: The tense marker [-ba-] is placed between the present verb stem and the personal endings. NOTA BENE: All vowels preceeding the tense marker [-ba-] are LONG. Also, the vowel of the tense marker is long [-ba-] unless it preceeds [-m, -t, -nt] or [-r, -ntur].   SUBIUNCTIVE: The conjugation of the subjunctive in the imperfect tense is essentially equivalent to joining the present personal endings to the PRESENT ACTIVE INFINITIVE. (For the deponent, a hypothetical present active infinitive is used.) NOTA BENE: The final vowel of the infinitive is long [i.e. ama-re-] unless it preceeds [-m, -t, -nt] or [-r, -ntur].

IMPERFECT ACTIVE:

EXAMPLE TRANSLATION: Persona/Numerus  Singularis  Pluralis  1st Persona  ama-ba-m I was loving ama-ba-mus We were loving  2nd Persona  ama-ba-s You (sing.) were loving  ama-ba-tis You (pl.) were loving  3rd Persona  ama-ba-t He, she, it was loving  ama-ba-nt They were loving

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IMPERFECT DEPONENT:

EXAMPLE TRANSLATION: Persona/Numerus  Singularis  Pluralis  1st Persona  horta-ba-r I was exhorting horta-ba-mur We were exhorting  2nd Persona  horta-ba-ris (-re) You (sing.) were exhorting  horta-ba-mini You (pl.) were exhorting  3rd Persona  horta-ba-tur He, she, it was exhorting  horta-ba-ntur They were exhorting

IMPERFECT DEPONENT SUBJUNCTIVE: (present "active" infinitive + present passive personal endings)    1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio  1st singularis horta-re-r pollice-re-r loqu-e-re-r menti-re-r  2nd singularis  horta-re-ris (-re)  pollice-re-ris (-re)  loqu-e-re-ris (-re)  menti-re-ris (-re)  3rd singularis  horta-re-tur  pollice-re-tur  loqu-e-re-tur  menti-re-tur            1st pluralis  horta-re-mur  pollice-re-mur  loqu-e-re-mur  menti-re-mur  2nd pluralis  horta-re-mini  pollice-re-mini  loqu-e-re-mini  menti-re-mini  3rd pluralis horta-re-ntur  pollice-re-ntur  loqu-e-re-ntur  menti-re-ntur NOTA BENE: In place of the actual deponent infinitive, use a hypothetical ACTIVE infinitive.

IMPERFECT PASSIVE:

EXAMPLE TRANSLATION: Persona/Numerus  Singularis  Pluralis  1st Persona  ama-ba-r I was being loved ama-ba-mur We were being loved  2nd Persona  ama-ba-ris (-re) You (sing.) were being loved  ama-ba-mini You (pl.) were being loved  3rd Persona  ama-ba-tur He, she, was being loved  ama-ba-ntur They were being loved

IMPERFECT PASSIVE SUBJUNCTIVE: (present active infinitive + present passive personal endings)    1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio    esse  1st singularis  ama-re-r habe-re-r leg-e-re-r audi-re-r    /  2nd singularis  ama-re-ris (-re)  habe-re-ris (-re)  leg-e-re-ris (-re)  audi-re-ris (-re)     /  3rd singularis  ama-re-tur  habe-re-tur  leg-e-re-tur  audi-re-tur    /                1st pluralis  ama-re-mur  habe-re-mur  leg-e-re-mur  audi-re-mur    /  2nd pluralis  ama-re-mini  habe-re-mini  leg-e-re-mini  audi-re-mini    /  3rd pluralis  ama-re-ntur  habe-re-ntur leg-e-re-ntur  audi-re-ntur    /

FUTURE-PERFECT // PLUPERFECT // PERFECT // IMPERFECT // PRESENT // FUTURE

Liber Grammaticus Latinus /\\||\\/ Classis Latina MIII Pagina Villae