mood: indicative, subjunctive, imperative, infinitive
tense: present, imperfect, future // perfect, pluperfect, future perfect
UNFINISHED (present system) present:- what is going on now or is; Melissa cantat. Melissa sings, is singing, does sing. - an action begun in the past and still going on now (jam, jam diu, dudum, pridem); Tres jam horas adsum. I have been here for three hours. - instead of perfect tense; Caecilius in culinam pavonem portat et cantat. Caecilius brought a peacock to the kitchen and singed. imprerfect:- what went on or was for a long time; Puer lacrimabat et infelix erat. The boy was crying and was unhappy. - repeated action in the past; Prima luce surgebat. He used to get up at dawn. - attempted action in the past; Puer arborem ascendebat. The boy tried to climb the tree. - an action begun in the past and still continuing at the time mentioned (jam,jam diu, dudum,pridem); Tres jam horas aderam. I had been present for three hours (and still was present). future: - what is going to happen or will be; Epistola longa erit. The letter will be long. _________________________________________________________________________________ FINISHED (perfect system) perfect: - 'once' action in the past; Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I conquered. - the present result of a past action; Pontem fecerunt. The have built the bridge. pluperfect: - an action already completed before another action in the past; Regem occiderant priusquam pervenimus. They had killed the king before we arrived. future perfect: -an action which will take place before another actin in the future; Si redieris, poenas dabis. If you return, you will be punished.
number: singular, plural
person: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
verbal adjective: participle
verbal noun: gerund, supine
Four Stems:
present stem (1), present active infinitive (0), perfect stem (2), participial stem (3).
am-o (1) | amare (0) | amav-i (2) | amat-um (3) | - love |
hab-eo (1) | habere (0) | habu-i (2) | habit-um (3) | - have |
mitt-o (1) | mittere (0) | mis-i (2) | miss-um (3) | - send |
aud-io (1) | audire (0) | audiv-i (2) | audit-um (3) | - hear |
Active - Indicative: | Active - Subjunctive: | Passive - Indicative: | Passive - Subjunctive: |
Present (1) | Present (1) | Present (1) | Present (1) |
Imperfect (1) | Imperfect (1) | Imperfect (1) | Imperfect (1) |
Future (1) | Future (1) | ||
Perfect (2) | Perfect (2) | Perfect (3) | Perfect (3) |
Pluperfect (2) | Pluperfect (2) | Pluperfect (3) | Pluperfect (3) |
Future perfect (2) | Future perfect (3) |
Active - Imperative | Active - Infinitive | Passive - Infinitive |
Present (1) | Present (0) | Present (1) |
Perfect (2) | Perfect (3) | |
Future (3) |
Active - Participle | Passive - Participle | Gerund | Supine |
Present (1) | (1) | (3) | |
Perfect (3) | |||
Future (3) | Future (1) |