TEMPUS PLUSQUAMPERFECTUM: Pluperfect Tense


ACTIVE: (indicative, subjunctive)

DEPONENT: (indicative, subjunctive)

PASSIVE: (indicative, subjunctive)


 

CONJUGATION of the PLUPERFECT TENSE:

  • The perfect tense is formed in two distinct methods dependant on VOICE.

 

ACTIVE VOICE:

  • The pluperfect active INDICATIVE is formed by the ADDITION of the imperfect of [esse] to the PERFECT STEM.

  • The pluperfect active SUBJUNCTIVE is formed by the ADDITION of the present personal endings to the PERFECT ACTIVE INFINITIVE.

 

PASSIVE VOICE:

  • All forms of the pluperfect passive are COMPOUND (composed of two seperate words): the perfect passive participle and an IMPERFECT form of [esse].

  • Since the perfect passive participle in the compound form always modifies the SUBJECT, it must always be NOMINATIVE. Its number and gender will vary in order to match the noun which it modifies.

 



PLUPERFECT ACTIVE:

 EXAMPLE TRANSLATION:
Persona/Numerus  Singularis  Pluralis
 1st Persona

 amav-eram

I had loved

amav-eramus

We had loved

 2nd Persona

 amav-eras

You (sing.) had loved

 amav-eratis

You (pl.) had loved

 3rd Persona

 amav-erat

He, she, it had loved

 amav-erant

They had loved


 PLUPERFECT ACTIVE INDICATIVE:

(perfect stem + imperfect of [esse])
   1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio  

 esse

 1st singularis  amav-eram habu-eram leg-eram audiv-eram    fu-eram
 2nd singularis  amav-eras  habu-eras  leg-eras  audiv-eras    fu-eras
 3rd singularis  amav-erat  habu-erat  leg-erat  audiv-erat    fu-erat
             
 1st pluralis  amav-eramus  habu-eramus  leg-eramus  audiv-eramus    fu-eramus
 2nd pluralis  amav-eratis  habu-eratis  leg-eratis  audiv-eratis    fu-eratis
 3rd pluralis  amav-erant  habu-erant  leg-erant  audiv-erant    fu-erant

 

 


 PLUPERFECT ACTIVE SUBJUNCTIVE:

(perfect active infinitive + present personal endings)
   1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio  

 esse

 1st singularis  amavisse-m  habuisse-m  legisse-m  audivisse-m    fuisse-m
 2nd singularis  amavisse-s  habuisse-s  legisse-s  audivisse-s    fuisse-s
 3rd singularis  amavisse-t  habuisse-t  legisse-t  audivisse-t    fuisse-t
             
 1st pluralis  amavisse-mus  habuisse-mus  legisse-mus  audivisse-mus    fuisse-mus
 2nd pluralis  amavisse-tis  habuisse-tis  legisse-tis  audivisse-tis    fuisse-tis
 3rd pluralis  amavisse-nt  habuisse-nt  legisse-nt  audivisse-nt    fuisse-nt

 



PLUPERFECT DEPONENT:

 EXAMPLE TRANSLATION:
Persona/Numerus  Singularis  Pluralis
 1st Persona

 hortat-us eram

I had exhorted

hortat-i eramus

We had exhorted

 2nd Persona

 hortat-us eras

You (sing.) had exhorted

 hortat-i eratis

You (pl.) had exhorted

 3rd Persona

 hortat-us erat

He, she, it had exhorted

 hortat-i erant

They had exhorted


 PLUPERFECT DEPONENT INDICATIVE:

(perfect deponent participle & indicative imperfect of [esse])
   1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio  

 esse

 1st singularis  hortat-us eram pollicit-us eram locut-us eram mentit-us eram  

 /

 2nd singularis  hortat-us eras  pollicit-us eras  locut-us eras  mentit-us eras  

  /

 3rd singularis  hortat-us erat  pollicit-us erat  locut-us erat  mentit-us erat  

 /

             
 1st pluralis  hortat-i eramus  pollicit-i eramus  locut-i eramus  mentit-i eramus  

 /

 2nd pluralis  hortat-i eratis  pollicit-i eratis  locut-i eratis  mentit-i eratis  

 /

 3rd pluralis  hortat-i erant  pollicit-i erant  locut-i erant  mentit-i erant  

 /

 


 PLUPERFECT DEPONENT SUBJUNCTIVE:

(perfect deponent participle & subjunctive imperfect of [esse])
   1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio  

 esse

 1st singularis  hortat-us essem pollicit-us essem locut-us essem mentit-us essem  

 /

 2nd singularis  hortat-us esses  pollicit-us esses  locut-us esses  mentit-us esses  

  /

 3rd singularis  hortat-us esset  pollicit-us esset  locut-us esset  mentit-us esset  

 /

             
 1st pluralis  hortat-i essemus  pollicit-i essemus  locut-i essemus  mentit-i essemus  

 /

 2nd pluralis  hortat-i essetis  pollicit-i essetis  locut-i essetis  mentit-i essetis  

 /

 3rd pluralis  hortat-i essent  pollicit-i essent  locut-i essent  mentit-i essent  

 /

 



PLUPERFECT PASSIVE:

 EXAMPLE TRANSLATION:
Persona/Numerus  Singularis  Pluralis
 1st Persona

 amat-us eram

I had been loved

amat-i eramus

We had been loved

 2nd Persona

 amat-us eras

You (sing.) had been loved

 amat-i eratis

You (pl.) had been loved

 3rd Persona

 amat-us erat

He, she, it had been loved

 amat-i erant

They had been loved

 


 PLUPERFECT PASSIVE INDICATIVE:

(perfect passive participle & indicative imperfect of [esse])
   1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio  

 esse

 1st singularis  amat-us eram habit-us eram lect-us eram audit-us eram  

 /

 2nd singularis  amat-us eras  habit-us eras  lect-us eras  audit-us eras  

  /

 3rd singularis  amat-us erat  habit-us erat  lect-us erat  audit-us erat  

 /

             
 1st pluralis  amat-i eramus  habit-i eramus  lect-i eramus  audit-i eramus  

 /

 2nd pluralis  amat-i eratis  habit-i eratis  lect-i eratis  audit-i eratis  

 /

 3rd pluralis  amat-i erant  habit-i erant  lect-i erant  audit-i erant  

 /

 


 PLUPERFECT PASSIVE SUBJUNCTIVE:

(perfect passive participle & subjunctive imperfect of [esse])
   1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio  

 esse

 1st singularis  amat-us essem habit-us essem lect-us essem audit-us essem  

 /

 2nd singularis  amat-us esses  habit-us esses  lect-us esses  audit-us esses  

  /

 3rd singularis  amat-us esset  habit-us esset  lect-us esset  audit-us esset  

 /

             
 1st pluralis  amat-i essemus  habit-i essemus  lect-i essemus  audit-i essemus  

 /

 2nd pluralis  amat-i essetis  habit-i essetis  lect-i essetis  audit-i essetis  

 /

 3rd pluralis  amat-i essent  habit-i essent  lect-i essent  audit-i essent  

 /

 


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

 

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