Verba Finita

The Present tenses

Formation:
I-IV: the present stem + the personal endings.
 

		Active Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	amo amas amat	moneo mones monet	lego legis legit	audio audis audit
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	amamus amatis amant	monemus monetis monent	legimus legitis legunt	audimus auditis audiunt
		Passive Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	amor amaris amatur	moneor moneris monetur	legor legeris legitur	audior audieris auditur
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	amamur amamini amantur	monemur monemini monentur	legimur legimini leguntur	audimur audimini audiuntur

 
 
The Imperfect Indicative (Indicativus Imperfecti)

Formation:
I-II: the present stem + -ba- + the personal endings;
III-IV: the present stem + -eba- + the personal endings.
 

		Active Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	amabam amabas amabat	monebam monebas monebat	legebam legebas legebat	audiebam audiebas audiebat
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	amabamus amabatis amabant	monebamus monebatis monebant	legebamus legebatis legebant	audiebamus audiebatis audiebant
		Passive Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	amabar amabaris amabatur	monebar monebaris monebatur	legebar legebaris legebatur	audiebar audiebaris audiebatur
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	amabamur amabamini amabantur	monebamur monebamini monebantur	legebamur legebamini legebantur	audiebamur audiebamini audiebantur

 
 
The Future Indicative (Indicativus Futuri)

Formation:
I-II: the present stem + -b- + the personal endings;
III-IV: the present stem + -e- + the personal endings; the 1 p. sg. for both voices is without –e- and coincides with the corresponding forms of the Present Subjunctive.
 

		Active Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	amabo amabis amabit	monebo monebis monebit	legam leges leget	audiam audies audiet
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	amabimus amabitis amabunt	monebimus monebitis monebunt	legemus legemitis legent	audiemus audiemitis audient
		Passive Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	amabor amaberis amabitur	monebor moneberis monebitur	legar legeris legetur	audiar audieris audietur
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	amabimur amabimini amabuntur	monebimur monebimini monebuntur	legemur legemini legentur	audiemur audiemini audientur

 
 
The Present Subjunctive (Conjunctivus Praesentis)

Formation:
I: the present stem + -e- + the personal endings (the thematic –a- disappears);
II-III-IV: the present stem + -a- + the personal endings.
 

		Active Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	amem ames amet	moneam moneas moneat	legam legas legat	audiam audias audiat
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	amemus ametis ament	moneamus moneatis moneant	legaamus legatis legant	audiamus audiatis audiant
		Passive Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	amer ameris ametur	monear monearis moneatur	legar legaris legatur	audiar audiaris audiatur
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	amemur amemini amentur	moneamur moneamini moneantur	legamur legamini legantur	audiamur audiamini audiantur

 
 
The Imperfect Subjunctive (Conjunctivus Imperfecti)

Formation:
I-II-III-IV: the present stem + -re- + the personal endings.
 

		Active Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	amarem amares amaret	monerem moneres moneret	legerem legeres legeret	audirem audires audiret
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	amaremus amaretis amarent	moneremus moneretis monerent	legeremus legeretis legerent	audiremus audiretis audirent
		Passive Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	amarer amareris amaretur	monerer monereris moneretur	legerer legereris legeretur	audirer audireris audiretur
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	amaremur amaremini amarentur	moneremur moneremini monerentur	legeremur legeremini legerentur	audiremur audiremini audirentur

 
 
The Present Imperative (Imperativus Praesentis)

Formation:
I-II-III-IV: the present stem + the personal endings.
 

		Active Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	-- ama --	-- mone --	-- lege --	-- audi --
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	-- amate --	-- monete --	-- legite --	-- audite --
		Passive Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	-- amare --	-- monere --	-- legere --	-- audire --
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	-- amamini --	-- monemini --	-- legimini --	-- audimini --

 
 
The Future Imperative (Imperativus Futuri)

Formation:
I-II-III-IV: the present stem + the personal endings
 

		Active Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	-- amato amato	-- moneto moneto	-- legito legito	-- audito audito
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	-- amatote amanto	-- monetote monento	-- legitote legunto	-- auditote audiunto
		Passive Voice
		I	II	III	IV
Sg.	1. 2. 3.	-- amator amator	-- monetor monetor	-- legitor legitor	-- auditor auditor
Pl.	1. 2. 3.	-- -- amantor	-- -- monentor	-- -- leguntor	-- -- audiuntor

 

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