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.
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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) |