THIRD CONJUGATION VERB

Latin : contemn-o, contemnere, contemps-i, contempt-um
English : despise/disdain/think lightly of

ACTIVE PASSIVE
INDICATIVE SUBJUNCTIVE INDICATIVE SUBJUNCTIVE
PRESENT
1.sg contemno contemnam contemnor contemnar
2.sg contemnis contemnas contemneris contemnáris
3.sg contemnit contemnat contemnitur contemnátur
1.pl contemnimus contemnámus contemnimur contemnámur
2.pl contemnitis contemnátis contemnímini contemnámini
3.pl contemnunt contemnant contemnúntur contemnántur
IMPERFECT
1.sg contemnébam contemnerem contemnébar contemnerer
2.sg contemnébas contemneres contemnebáris contemneréris
3.sg contemnébat contemneret contemnebátur contemnerétur
1.pl contemnebámus contemnerémus contemnebámur contemnerémur
2.pl contemnebátis contemnerétis contemnebámini contemnerémini
3.pl contemnébant contemnerent contemnebántur contemneréntur
FUTURE
1.sg contemnam contemnar
2.sg contemnes contemnéris
3.sg contemnet contemnétur
1.pl contemnémus contemnémur
2.pl contemnétis contemnémini
3.pl contemnent contemnéntur
PERFECT
1.sg contempsi contempserim contemptus -a -um sum contemptus -a -um sim
2.sg contempsísti contempseris contemptus -a -um es contemptus -a -um sis
3.sg contempsit contempserit contemptus -a -um est contemptus -a -um sit
1.pl contempsimus contempserímus contempti -ae -a sumus contempti -ae -a simus
2.pl contempsístis contempserítis contempti -ae -a estis contempti -ae -a sitis
3.pl contempsérunt contempserint contempti -ae -a sunt contempti -ae -a sint
PLUPERFECT
1.sg contempseram contempsíssem contemptus -a -um eram contemptus -a -um essem
2.sg contempseras contempsísses contemptus -a -um eras contemptus -a -um esses
3.sg contempserat contempsísset contemptus -a -um erat contemptus -a -um esset
1.pl contempserámus contempsissémus contempti -ae -a eramus contempti -ae -a essemus
2.pl contempserátis contempsissétis contempti -ae -a eratis contempti -ae -a essetis
3.pl contempserant contempsíssent contempti -ae -a erant contempti -ae -a essent
FUTURE PERFECT
1.sg contempsero contemptus -a -um ero
2.sg contempseris contemptus -a -um eris
3.sg contempserit contemptus -a -um erit
1.pl contempsérimus contempti -ae -a erimus
2.pl contempséritis contempti -ae -a eritis
3.pl contempserint contempti -ae -a erunt



ACTIVE ACTIVE PASSIVE
IMPERATIVE INFINITIVE INFINITIVE
present contemne, contemnite contemnere contemni
perfect contempsísse contemptus -a -um esse
future contemptúrus -a -um esse

PARTICIPLE PARTICIPLE GERUND SUPINE
ACTIVE PASSIVE Gen. contemnéndi
present contemnens, (-tis) Dat. contemnéndo
perfect contemptus -a -um Acc. contemnéndum contemptum
future contemptúrus -a -um contemnéndus -a -um Abl. contemnéndo contemptu

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The present webpage is compiled for an introductory Latin course at the Chinese University of Hong Kong by Dr. Louis Ha.
Copyright: Louis Ha, 2003.

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