1st
Conjugating Verbs
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
ION
UGAT
CONJ
SINGULAR
1ST PERSON
2ND PERSON
3RD PERSON
in the imperfect tense
amābam I was loving
amābas
amabat he was loving
Latin verbs change their endings to show five things:
number (singular or plural)
person (1st, 2nd, or 3rd)
tense (present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, or
future perfect)
mood (indicative, subjective, or imperative) and
voice (active or passive)
you were
loving
PLURAL
1ST PERSON
2ND PERSON
3RD PERSON
amābamus
amābatis
amabant
we were
loving
you were
loving
they were
loving
Whew! You can learn all of that information from the ending
of the verb. Here’s how it works:
STEP 1: EVERY VERB HAS 4 PRINCIPLE PARTS - The Imperfect Tense is built off of the present stem which can be found
in the 2nd principle part. The 1st Conjugation always has “-āre” at the end of the 2nd principle part. Drop that
ending to find the present stem. You can ignore the 1st, 3rd and 4th principle parts in the imperfect tense.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
e
l
p
i
c
n
i
4 pr
amō, amāre, amāvī, amātum
parts
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THE PRESENT STEM
1ST PERSON, SINGULAR,
PRESENT, INDICATIVE
ACTIVE
PRESENT INFINITIVE
ACTIVE
PERFECT INDICATIVE
ACTIVE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE
PASSIVE
STEP 2: EVERY CONJUGATION HAS A CONJUGATION IDENTIFIER - The 1st conjugation is the “a” conjugation. You use
the letter “a” as a connector between the stem and the ending when building your verbs.
STEP 3: ADD THE TENSE SIGN - The imperfect tense is identified with “ba”. If you see those letters in a verb, you know
it is in the imperfect tense.
STEP 4: ADD THE ENDING - The person/number identifiers are the same for every verb: “m” - 1st singular, “s”-2nd
singular, “t” - 3rd singular, “mus” - 1st plural, “tis” - 2nd plural, “nt” - 3rd plural. Add them to the stem, the conjugation
sign, and the tense sign, and you’ve built your verb!
3rd Person
Plural:
am +
STEP 1: VERB STEM
a + ba + nt
STEP 2:
CONJUGATION
IDENTIFIER
STEP 3: TENSE
SIGN
STEP 4: PERSONAL
ENDING
= amabant
CONJUGATED VERB
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THE PRESENT STEM
1st
orō,
CONJUGATION
PRESENT INDICATIVE
ACTIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
orāre,
orāvī,
PRESENT INFINITIVE
ACTIVE
PERFECT INDICATIVE
ACTIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
orātus
PERFECT PARTICIPLE
PASSIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
Singular
1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
orābam
orā
1ST PERSON
I was praying
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
orābas
you were praying
__ _______ _________________
__ was praying
2ND PERSON
orā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
orabat
ora
he, she, it was praying
__ _______ _________________
___ were praying
3RD PERSON
___, ___, ___ _____ _________
___, ___, ___ was praying
Plural
1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
orābamus
orā
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
orābatis
orā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
orabant
ora
we were praying
you were praying
they were praying
1ST PERSON
__ _______ _________________
___ were praying
2ND PERSON
__ _______ _________________
___ were praying
3RD PERSON
____ were praying
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_______ _______ _________________
1st
CONJUGATION
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THE PRESENT STEM
laudō, laudāre, laudāvī, laudātus
PRESENT INDICATIVE
ACTIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INFINITIVE
ACTIVE
PERFECT INDICATIVE
ACTIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE
PASSIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
Singular
1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
laudābam
laudā
I was praising
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
laudābas
laudā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
laudabat
lauda
you were praising
__ _______ _________________
__ was praising
he, she, it was praising
____ ________ __________
___ were praising
3RD PERSON
___, ___, ___ _____ _________
___, ___, ___ was praising
Plural
1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
laudābamus laudā
we were praising
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
laudābatis
laudā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
laudabant
lauda
you were praising
they were praising
1ST PERSON
__ _______ _________________
___ were praising
2ND PERSON
____ ________ __________
___ were praising
3RD PERSON
____ were praising
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1st
CONJUGATION
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THE PRESENT STEM
vocō, vocāre, vocāvī, vocātus
PRESENT INDICATIVE
ACTIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INFINITIVE
ACTIVE
PERFECT INDICATIVE
ACTIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE
PASSIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
Singular
1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
vocābam
vocā
1ST PERSON
I was calling
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
vocābas
vocā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
vocabat
voca
you were calling
__ _______ _________________
__ was calling
he, she, it was calling
2ND PERSON
__ _______ _________________
___ were calling
3RD PERSON
___, ___, ___ _____ _________
___, ___, ___ was calling
Plural
1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
vocābamus
vocā
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
vocābatis
vocā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
vocabant
voca
we were calling
you were calling
they were calling
1ST PERSON
__ _______ _________________
___ were calling
2ND PERSON
__ _______ _________________
___ were calling
3RD PERSON
____ were calling
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THE PRESENT STEM
1st
CONJUGATION
parō, parāre, parāvī, parātus
PRESENT INDICATIVE
ACTIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INFINITIVE
ACTIVE
PERFECT INDICATIVE
ACTIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE
PASSIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
Singular
1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
parābam
parā
1ST PERSON
I was preparing
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
parābas
parā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
parabat
para
you were preparing
__ _______ _________________
__ was preparing
he, she, it was preparing
2ND PERSON
__ _______ _________________
___ were preparing
3RD PERSON
___, ___, ___ _____ _________
___, ___, ___ was preparing
Plural
1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
parābamus
parā
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
we were preparing
parābatis
parā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
parabant
para
you were preparing
they were preparing
1ST PERSON
__ _______ _________________
___ were preparing
2ND PERSON
__ _______ _________________
___ were preparing
3RD PERSON
____ were preparing
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THE PRESENT STEM
1st
CONJUGATION
explōrō, explōrāre, explōravī, explōrātus
PRESENT INDICATIVE
ACTIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INFINITIVE
ACTIVE
PERFECT INDICATIVE
ACTIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE
PASSIVE
IMPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
Singular
1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
explōrābam
explōrā
I was finding out
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
explōrābas
you were finding out
__ _______ _________________
__ was finding out
2ND PERSON
explōrā
__ _______ _________________
___ were finding out
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
explōrabat
explōra
he, she, it was finding out
3RD PERSON
___, ___, ___ _____ _________
___, ___, ___ was finding out
Plural
1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
explōrābamus
explōrā
we were finding out
2ND PERSON
1ST PERSON
2ND PERSON
explōrābatis
explōrā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
explōrabant
explōra
you were finding out
they were finding out
__ _______ _________________
___ were finding out
2ND PERSON
__ _______ _________________
___ were finding out
3RD PERSON
____ were finding out
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