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N.B. On December 10, 2004 I fixed several serious errors on this page (Directions for forming/translating the imperfect and the future had been most unfortunately confused in a file merge. The information below is now correct. Apologies for any inconvenience. Please check below to make sure that you have learned how to form and translate the tenses correctly.)

1st/2nd CONJUGATION FORMATION OF THE FUTURE TENSE

The rule: verb root + conjugation vowel + tense indicator (- bi-) + personal endings

1. FIND THE ROOT OF THE VERB

1. refer to the verb's principal parts
ex. 1st conjugation: laudo, laudāre, laudāvi, laudātum
ex. 2nd conjugation: moneo, monēre, monui, monitum

2. refer specifically to the verb's 2nd principal part, the infinitive (laudāre, monēre).

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 FUTURE: BI (1st singular and 3rd plural are altered forms)

4. ADD THE PERSONAL ENDINGS FOR THE FUTURE TENSE

TENSE INDICATOR + PERSONAL ENDINGS

  singular plural
1st person - b + o (bo) - bi + mus (bimus)
2nd person - bi + s (bis) - bi + tis (bitis)
3rd person - bi + t (bit) - bu + nt (bunt)

EXAMPLES OF VERBS CONJUGATED IN THE FUTURE TENSE AND THEIR TRANSLATIONS

1ST CONJUGATION

  singular plural
1st person laud + ā + b + o = laudābo
I will praise
laud + ā + bi + mus = laudābimus
we will praise
2nd person laud + ā + bi + s = laudābis
you will praise
laud + ā + bi + tis = laudābitis
you (pl) will praise
3rd person laud + ā + bi + t = laudābit
he will praise
laud + ā + bu + nt = laudābunt
they will praise

2ND CONJUGATION

  singular plural
1st person mon + ē + b + o = monēbo
I will warn
mon + ē + bi + mus = monēbimus
we I will warn
2nd person mon + ē + bi + s = monēbis
you I will warn
mon + ē + bi + tis = monēbitis
you (pl)I I will warn
3rd person mon + ē + bi + t = monēbit
he I will warn
mon + ē + bu + nt = monēbunt
they I will warn

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