Personal Endings Review

-O -MI

-SYOU(SG.)

-THE-SHE-IT

-MUS

WE

-TIS

YOU (PL.)

-NTTHEY

Perfect Tense Exceptions:

-I -ISTI

Which Word Doesn’t Belong?

•portabo• laudabas• legebam• amo

-O -M

“I”

Which Word Doesn’t Belong?

•portamus• amas•ducebas• laudabis

-S

YOU (SG.)

•duxit• amabat• laudaverit• legisti

-T

HE-SHE-IT

Which Word Doesn’t Belong?

• amamus•portavimus•docta es• laudaveramus

-MUS

WE

Which Word Doesn’t Belong?

• audis•portatae

estis• amavistis•ducebatis

-TIS

YOU (PL.)

Which Word Doesn’t Belong?

• laudabant•portabuntur• amatur•duxerunt

-NT

THEY

Tricks for Translating!

• First, look at the verb ending and see WHO is doing the verb (or who is being done something to…if it’s passive voice).

• Be sure you don’t overlook any letters---for example, if you see –S, make sure it’s not really –TIS or –MUS.

PORTABAMUS

Tricks for Translating!

• Second: Look for a TENSE INDICATOR to figure out the WHEN (tense) of the verb.

BA

WAS/WERE

BI, BO, BU, BE

WILL/SHALL

Perfect Active Tense

The present active tense = Present Stem + Present Active Endings

First Person

Second Person

Third Person

i

isti

it

I

you

he, she,it

Singular Plural

erunt

istis

imus we

you

they

Perfect Active Endings

Past Perfect/Pluperfect Tense

HADHAD

HAD

HADHAD

-ERA-

-ERA--ERA-

Future Perfect Tense

WILL HAVEWILL HAVE

WILL HAVE

WILL HAVEWILL HAVE

-ERO-

-ERI--ERI-

PORTABAMUSBA

WAS/WERE

WE

Tricks for Translating!

• Third: Complete the verb with the WHAT (meaning).

PORTABAMUSBA

WAS/WERE

WE

CARRY

PORT

ABAM

US

WE WERE CARRYING

-O -MUS-S -TIS-T -NT

-R -MUR-RIS -MINI-TUR -NTUR

Present Tense

P r e s e nt Pa s s i v e( n o t o n t e s t )

am being…

AM….

-BAM -BAMUS-BAS -BATIS-BAT -BANT

-BAR -BAMUR-BARIS -BAMINI-BATUR -BANTUR

Imperfect Tense

I m p e r fe c t Pa s s i v e( n o t o n t e s t )

WAS/WERE

was being…

-BO -BIMUS-BIS -BITIS-BIT -BUNT

-BOR -BIMUR-BERIS -BIMINI-BITUR -BUNTUR

Future Tense

F u t u r e Pa s s i v e( n o t o n t e s t )

WILL…

will be…

SEE YOUR REVIEW SHEETSFOR THE PERFECT, PLUPERFECT,AND FUTURE PERFECT CHARTS.

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE WILL BEON THE TEST FOR THOSE.