The Present Tense of Latin Verbs!
TERMINOLOGY
Tense – “time” when the verb’s action occurs.
3 Tenses in English: present, past, future
6 Tenses in Latin: present, imperfect, future,
perfect, pluperfect, future perfect
Number – singular or plural as it relates to the
ending
PRESENT TENSE – verb forms/endings indicating
the action happens NOW!!!
e.g. I am teaching Latin 1.
e.g. You are taking notes.
The Present Tense Verb Chart!
PERSON
SINGULAR
PLURAL
1st
-o = I = ego
-mus
2nd
-s = you = tu
-tis = you(all) = vos
3rd
-t = he/she/it -nt = they
(singular noun) (plural noun)
= we = nos
Subject Pronouns!
Person = subject, either singular or plural i.e. I,
you, he, she, it, we, you, they
**These are called subject pronouns because
they can ONLY be the subjects of sentences.
NOTA BENE: “YOU” can also be a direct object
EXAMPLES: Give the translation, person, and
number of each verb below.
quaero –
quaerimus quaeris –
quaeritis quaerit quaerunt -