TEMPUS PRAESENS: Present Tense


ACTIVE: (indicative, subjunctive, imperative)

DEPONENT: (indicative, subjunctive, imperative)

PASSIVE: (indicative, subjunctive)


 CONJUGATION of the PRESENT TENSE:

  • The present tense is formed by the addition of the personal endings to the present verb stem.



PRESENT ACTIVE:

  EXAMPLE TRANSLATION:
Persona/Numerus  Singularis  Pluralis
 1st Persona

 amo

I love

ama-mus

We love

 2nd Persona

 ama-s

You (sing.) love

 ama-tis

You (pl.) love

 3rd Persona

 ama-t

He, she, it loves

 ama-nt

They love


 PRESENT ACTIVE INDICATIVE:

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

 esse

 1st singularis  am-o habe-o leg-o audi-o    su-m
 2nd singularis  ama-s  habe-s  leg-i-s  audi-s    e-s
 3rd singularis  ama-t  habe-t  leg-i-t  audi-t    es-t
             
 1st pluralis  ama-mus  habe-mus  leg-i-mus  audi-mus    su-mus
 2nd pluralis  ama-tis  habe-tis  leg-i-tis  audi-tis    es-tis
 3rd pluralis  ama-nt  habe-nt  leg-u-nt  audi-u-nt    su-nt


 PRESENT ACTIVE SUBJUNCTIVE:

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

 esse

 1st singularis  ame-m  habe-a-m  leg-a-m  audi-a-m    si-m
 2nd singularis  ame-s  habe-a-s  leg-a-s  audi-a-s    si-s
 3rd singularis  ame-t  habe-a-t  leg-a-t  audi-a-t    si-t
             
 1st pluralis  ame-mus  habe-a-mus  leg-a-mus  audi-a-mus    si-mus
 2nd pluralis  ame-tis  habe-a-tis  leg-a-tis  audi-a-tis    si-tis
 3rd pluralis  ame-nt  habe-a-nt  leg-a-nt  audi-a-nt    si-nt

NOTA BENE:

  • The form of the 1st person, singular, present, subjunctive for the 3rd and 4th conjugations is equivalent to that of the 1st person, singular, future, indicative.
  • The translation of the subjunctive is dependant on the CONTEXT.


 PRESENT ACTIVE IMPERATIVE:

(present stem; present stem + present imperative ending)
   1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio  

 esse

 1st singularis            
 2nd singularis  ama  habe  leg-e  audi    es
 3rd singularis            
             
 1st pluralis            
 2nd pluralis  ama-te  habe-te  leg-i-te  audi-te    es-te
 3rd pluralis            

NOTA BENE:

  • The following five verbs have irregular imperatives:

 Infinitive form  facere  ducere  dicere  ire  ferre
 Singularis  fac  duc  dic  i  fer
 Pluralis  faci-te  duci-te  dici-te  i-te  fer-te

 



PRESENT DEPONENT:

  EXAMPLE TRANSLATION:
Persona/Numerus  Singularis  Pluralis
 1st Persona

 hort-o-r

I exhort

horta-mur

We exhort

 2nd Persona

 horta-ris (-re)

You (sing.) exhort

 horta-mini

You (pl.) exhort

 3rd Persona

 horta-tur

He, she, it exhorts

 horta-ntur

They exhort


 PRESENT DEPONENT INDICATIVE:

(present stem + present passive personal endings)
   1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio
 1st singularis hort-o-r pollice-o-r loqu-o-r menti-o-r
 2nd singularis  horta-ris (-re)  pollice-ris (-re)  loqu-e-ris (-re)  menti-ris (-re)
 3rd singularis  horta-tur  pollice-tur  loqu-i-tur  menti-tur
         
 1st pluralis  horta-mur  pollice-mur  loqu-i-mur  menti-mur
 2nd pluralis  horta-mini  pollice-mini  loqu-i-mini  menti-mini
 3rd pluralis horta-ntur  pollice-ntur  loqu-u-ntur  menti-u-ntur


 PRESENT DEPONENT SUBJUNCTIVE:

(modified present stem + present passive personal endings)
   1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio
 1st singularis horte-r pollice-a-r loqu-a-r menti-a-r
 2nd singularis  horte-ris (-re)  pollice-a-ris (-re)  loqu-a-ris (-re)  menti-a-ris (-re)
 3rd singularis  horte-tur  pollice-a-tur  loqu-a-tur  menti-a-tur
         
 1st pluralis  horte-mur  pollice-a-mur  loqu-a-mur  menti-a-mur
 2nd pluralis  horte-mini  pollice-a-mini  loqu-a-mini  menti-a-mini
 3rd pluralis horte-ntur  pollice-a-ntur  loqu-a-ntur  menti-a-ntur

NOTA BENE:

  • The form of the 1st person, singular, present, subjunctive for the 3rd and 4th conjugations is equivalent to that of the 1st person, singular, future, indicative.
  • The translation of the subjunctive is dependant on the CONTEXT.

 


 PRESENT DEPONENT IMPERATIVE:

(present stem + present deponent imperative endings)
   1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio
 1st singularis        
 2nd singularis  horta-re  pollice-re  loqu-e-re  menti-re
 3rd singularis        
         
 1st pluralis        
 2nd pluralis  horta-mini  pollice-mini  loqu-i-mini  menti-mini
 3rd pluralis        

 



PRESENT PASSIVE:

 EXAMPLE TRANSLATION:
Persona/Numerus  Singularis  Pluralis
 1st Persona

 am-o-r

I am loved

ama-mur

We are loved

 2nd Persona

 ama-ris (-re)

You (sing.) are loved

 ama-mini

You (pl.) are loved

 3rd Persona

 ama-tur

He, she, it is loved

 ama-ntur

They are loved


 PRESENT PASSIVE INDICATIVE:

(present stem + present passive personal endings)
   1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio  

 esse

 1st singularis  am-o-r habe-o-r leg-o-r audi-o-r  

 /

 2nd singularis  ama-ris (-re)  habe-ris (-re)  leg-e-ris (-re)  audi-ris (-re)  

  /

 3rd singularis  ama-tur  habe-tur  leg-i-tur  audi-tur  

 /

             
 1st pluralis  ama-mur  habe-mur  leg-i-mur  audi-mur  

 /

 2nd pluralis  ama-mini  habe-mini  leg-i-mini  audi-mini  

 /

 3rd pluralis  ama-ntur  habe-ntur  leg-u-ntur  audi-u-ntur  

 /

 


 PRESENT PASSIVE SUBJUNCTIVE:

(modified present stem + present passive personal endings)
   1st coniugatio  2nd coniugatio  3rd coniugatio  4th coniugatio  

 esse

 1st singularis  ame-r habe-a-r leg-a-r audi-a-r  

 /

 2nd singularis  ame-ris (-re)  habe-a-ris (-re)  leg-a-ris (-re)  audi-a-ris (-re)  

  /

 3rd singularis  ame-tur  habe-a-tur  leg-a-tur  audi-a-tur  

 /

             
 1st pluralis  ame-mur  habe-a-mur  leg-a-mur  audi-a-mur  

 /

 2nd pluralis  ame-mini  habe-a-mini  leg-a-mini  audi-a-mini  

 /

 3rd pluralis  ame-ntur  habe-a-ntur  leg-a-ntur  audi-a-ntur  

 /

NOTA BENE:

  • The form of the 1st person, singular, present, subjunctive for the 3rd and 4th conjugations is equivalent to that of the 1st person, singular, future, indicative.
  • The translation of the subjunctive is dependant on the CONTEXT.

 


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


 

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