ACTIVE SYNOPSIS
1
amō
2
amāre
Present
1st 2nd and 4th conj
- take off the -re
- add person endings
exception: 4th conj= iunt
3rd and 3rd io conj:
O 4 Is it’s U
-chop off the -ere
-add o for 1st sing
-add i for the next 4
-add u for 3rd plural
-add person endings
exception: 3rd io= iunt
Translation: “subject verbs”
3
amāvī
Imperfect
-take off the -are, -ere, -ire
-add vowel based on conj
1st:
a
nd
2 :
e
rd
3 :
e
rd
3 io: ie
4th:
ie
-be a sheep, add -BA-be a person, add endings
4
amātus
Future
bo, bi, bu 1 &2/a then e 4 & 3
1st and 2nd conj:
-take off the -re
-add bo, bi, or bu
-add person endings
3rd conj:
-take off -ere
-add a for 1st sing e for all others
-add person endings
3rd io and 4th conj:
-same as 3rd but add i before the a or e
Translation: “subject was verbing”
Translation: “subject will verb”
ACTIVE SYNOPSIS
1
amō
2
amāre
3
amāvī
Perfect
-go to Perfect Land, count to 3!
-stab out the i
-add perfect endings
-ī
-imus
-istī
-istis
-it
-ērunt
Pluperfect
-go to Perfect Land, count to 3!
-stab out the i
-add pluperfect endings
-eram
-eramus
-eras
-eratis
-erat
-erant
Translation: “subject verbed”
Translation: “subject had verbed”
4
amātus
Future Perfect
-go to Perfect Land, count to 3!
-stab out the i
-add future perfect endings
-erō
-erimus
-eris
-eritis
-erit
erint
Translation: “subject will have verbed”
PASSIVE SYNOPSIS
1
amō
2
amāre
Present
1st 2nd and 4th conj
- take off the -re
- add passive person endings
exception: 4th conj= iuntur
3rd and 3rd io conj:
O 4 Is it’s U
-chop off the -ere
-add o for 1st sing
-add i for the next 4
-add u for 3rd plural
-add passive person endings
exception: 3rd io= iunt
Translation: “subject is verbed”
3
amāvī
Imperfect
-take off the -are, -ere, -ire
-add vowel based on conj
1st:
a
nd
2 :
e
rd
3 :
e
rd
3 io: ie
4th:
ie
-be a sheep, add -BA-be a person, add passive endings
4
amātus
Future
bo, bi, bu 1 &2/a then e 4 & 3
1st and 2nd conj:
-take off the -re
-add bo, bi, or bu
-add passive person endings
*EXCEPTION: 2nd sing ending is “beris”
3rd conj:
-take off -ere
-add a for 1st sing e for all others
-add passive person endings
3rd io and 4th conj:
--same as 3rd but add i before the a or e
Translation: “subject was being verbed” Translation: “subject will be verbed”
*Or you can just take the active form and replace the active endings with passive endings.
-r
-mur
-ris
-minī
-tur
-ntur
1
amō
2
amāre
Perfect
-take the 4th PP
-replace the ending
based on # and gender
masc fem neut
sing: -us
-a
-um
pl:
-ī
-ae -a
-add the appropriate form of “sum”
as a SEPARATE WORD!
-sum
-sumus
-es
-estis
-est
-sunt
Translation: “subject was verbed”
3
amāvī
Pluperfect
-take the 4th PP
-replace the ending
based on # and gender
masc fem neut
sing: -us
-a
-um
pl:
-ī
-ae -a
-add the appropriate form of “eram”
as a SEPARATE WORD!
-eram
-eramus
-eras
-eratis
-erat
-erant
Translation: “subject had been verbed”
4
amātus
Future Perfect
-take the 4th PP
-replace the ending
based on # and gender
masc fem neut
sing: -us
-a
-um
pl:
-ī
-ae -a
-add the appropriate form of “erō”
as a SEPARATE WORD!
-erō
-erimus
-eris
-eritis
-erit
-erunt
Translation: “subject will have been verbed”
Participles! (the only parts of the examples which will change are the stems (the
first part) the bold parts stay the same)
Present Active Participles
1. take the 2nd principal part (infinitive) and chop off the -are, -ere, or -ire
2. add vowels depending on conjugation
1st:
a
3rd io:
ie
nd
th
2 :
e
4 :
ie
rd
3 :
e
3. add ns/nt following 3rd declension endings
ex: amans, -ntis
Perfect Passive Participles
1. use the 4th principal part
2. decline following the 1st/2nd declension endings
ex: amatus, -a, -um
Future Active Participles
1. use the 4th principal part
2. chop off -us, add -ur3. decline following the 1st/2nd declension endings
ex: amaturus, -a, -um
Infinitives!
Present Active
1. it’s the 2nd principal part.
ex: amare
Present Passive
1. second principal part, chop off -e
2. add ī
Exception: 3rd and 3rd io conj: chop off -ere and add ī
ex: amarī or ponī
Perfect Active
1. go to perfect land, count to 3!
2. stab out the ī
3. add -isse
ex: amavisse
Perfect Passive
1. 4th principal part (declined) and esse (as separate word)
ex: amatus, -a, -um esse
Future Active
1. 4th principal part chop off -us
2. add -ur- plus declined ending and esse (as separate word)
ex: amaturus, -a, -um esse