GCSE LATIN VERB ENDINGS: INDICATIVE ACTIVE
 The following tables give the tense endings for regular verbs. You must also learn endings for irregular verbs such as sum, volo, nolo etc.
 Most verbs belong to one of four groups, known as conjugations. Their second principal parts tell you which conjugation they follow. For example:
1st conjugation
portare = to carry
conari = to try
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Person(s)
2nd conjugation
monēre = to warn
videri = to seem
3rd conjugation
ducere = to lead
ingredi = to enter
4th conjugation
audire = to hear
oriri = to rise
STANDARD VERBS
DEPONENT VERBS
Future
Present
Imperfect
Perfect
Pluperfect
will / going to
am / are / is
was / were
have / has
had
I
..bo / ..am
..o
..bam
..i
..eram
You
..bis / ..es
..s
..bas
..isti
..eras
He, she, it
..bit / ..et
..t
..bat
..it
..erat
We
..bimus / ..emus
..mus
..bamus
..imus
..eramus
You
..bitis / ..etis
..tis
..batis
..istis
..eratis
They
..bunt / ..ent
..nt
..bant
..erunt
..erant
1st and 2nd conjugations: -bo, -bis, etc
3rd and 4th conjugations: -am, -es, etc
perfect stem + endings
eg portavi / portaveram
GCSE LATIN VERB ENDINGS: INDICATIVE PASSIVE
 This table gives the tense endings for indicative passive verbs.
 Remember deponent verbs are also passive in form, but always translated actively.
Person(s)
Future
Present
Imperfect
Perfect
Pluperfect
will be / going to be
am / are / is
(being)
was / were
(being)
have / has been
had been
I
..bor / ..ar
..or
..bar
..sum
..eram
You
..beris / ..eris
..ris
..baris
..es
..eras
He, she, it
..bitur / ..etur
..tur
..batur
..est
..erat
We
..bimur / ..emur
..mur
..bamur
..sumus
..eramus
You
..bimini / ..emini
..mini
..bamini
..estis
..eratis
They
..buntur / ..entur
..ntur
..bantur
..sunt
..erant
1st and 2nd conjugations: -bor, -beris, etc
3rd and 4th conjugations: -ar, -eris, etc
perfect participle + endings
eg portatus sum / portati erant
(participle ending changes to agree with
number & gender)
GCSE LATIN VERB ENDINGS: SUBJUNCTIVE ACTIVE
 Subjunctive verbs are found in the following clauses: cum (when, since), purpose and result.
 They are also found in indirect questions and indirect commands.
 For GCSE you only need to learn the imperfect and pluperfect tenses.
Person(s)
Imperfect
Pluperfect
was / were
had
I
..m
..issem
You
..s
..isses
He, she, it
..t
..isset
We
..mus
..issemus
You
..tis
..issetis
They
..nt
..issent
present active infinitive + endings
eg portarem / audirent
perfect stem + endings
eg portavissem
GCSE LATIN VERB ENDINGS: SUBJUNCTIVE PASSIVE
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This table gives the tense endings for subjunctive passive verbs. Remember deponent verbs are also passive in form, but always translated actively.
Subjunctive verbs are found in the following clauses: cum (when, since), purpose and result.
They are also found in indirect questions and indirect commands.
For GCSE you only need to learn the imperfect and pluperfect tenses.
Person(s)
Imperfect
Pluperfect
was / were
(being)
had been
I
..r
..essem
You
..ris
..esses
He, she, it
..tur
..esset
We
..mur
..essemus
You
..mini
..essetis
They
..ntur
..essent
present active infinitive + endings
eg portarer / audirentur
perfect participle + endings
eg portatus essem / portati essent
(participle ending changes to
agree with number & gender)