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1st/2nd
CONJUGATION FORMATION OF THE IMPERFECT TENSE
The rule: verb
root + conjugation vowel + tense indicator (-ba-) + personal endings
1. FIND THE ROOT OF
THE VERB
1. refer to
the verb's principal parts
example 1st
conjugation: laudo, laudāre,
laudāvi,
laudātum
example 2nd conjugation: moneo, monēre,
monui, monitum
2. refer specifically to the verb's 2nd principal part, the infinitive (laudāre).
2. ADD THE
CONJUGATION VOWEL TO THE ROOT
1.
Again, refer specifically to the verb's 2nd principal part, the infinitive
(laudāre
or monēre),
to find the vowel associated with this conjugation. In first conjugation,
the vowel is (ā).
In second conjugation, the vowel is ē.
3.
ADD THE TENSE INDICATOR FOR THE IMPERFECT: BA
4.
ADD THE PERSONAL ENDINGS FOR THE
IMPERFECT TENSE
TENSE INDICATOR + PERSONAL ENDINGS
| |
singular |
plural |
| 1st
person |
- ba +
m (bam) |
- ba +
mus (bamus) |
| 2nd
person |
- ba +
s (bas) |
- ba +
tis (batis) |
| 3rd
person |
- ba +
t (bat) |
- ba +
nt (bant) |
EXAMPLES OF VERBS
CONJUGATED IN THE IMPERFECT TENSE AND THEIR TRANSLATIONS
1ST CONJUGATION
| |
singular |
plural |
| 1st
person |
laud +
a+ ba + m = laudabam
I was praising, I used to praise, I praised |
laud +
a +ba + mus = laudabamus
we were praising, we used to praise, we praised |
| 2nd
person |
laud +
a + ba + s = laudabas
you were praising, you used to praise, you praised |
laud +
a +ba + tis = laudabatis
you (pl) were praising, you used to praise, you praised |
| 3rd
person |
laud +
a + ba + t = laudabat
he was praising, he used to praise, he praised |
laud +
a +ba + nt = laudabant
they were praising, they used to praise, they praised |
2ND CONJUGATION
| |
singular |
plural |
| 1st
person |
mon +
e + ba + m = monebam
I was warning, I used to warn, I warned |
mon +
e + ba + mus = monebamus
we were warning, we used to warn, we warned |
| 2nd
person |
mon +
e + ba + s = monebas
you were warning, you used to warn, you warned |
mon +
e + ba + tis = monebatis
you (pl)I were warning, you used to warn, you warned |
| 3rd
person |
mon +
e + ba + t = monebat
he was warning, he used to warn, he warned |
mon
+ e + ba
+ nt = monebant
they were warning, they used to warn, they warned |
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2001 Janice
Siegel,
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send comments to: Janice Siegel (jfsiege@ilstu.edu)
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