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Salvete Omnes,<\/p>\n
I hope you have reviewed the previous blog posts for basic noun and verbs as well as some prepositions:<\/p>\n
The last thing we are going to review before translating is the Imperfect Tense of Verbs:<\/p>\n
The imperfect active indicative is often translated as a past action that occurred over time. For example:<\/p>\n
“What were you doing last night?”\u00a0“I was running.”\u00a0<\/strong>or “We were watching a movie.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The same idea could be conveyed using a simple past statement as well:<\/p>\n “What were you doing last night?”\u00a0“I ran.”\u00a0<\/strong>or “We watched a movie.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0However, in Latin the Imperfect tense is not always optional in Latin. There are reasons for it use grammatical<\/p>\n The following are the endings for most verbs in the Imperfect. We have so far covered this year, the 1st and 2nd conjugation as well as the irregular verb “esse” meaning “to be” or ero\u00a0“I am”.<\/p>\n Although, we have not revied infinitives yet nor other conjugations of verbs – here is a chart of the imperfect tens:<\/p>\n I would review the Gerund forms for two words in this month’s homework that may be a little awkward.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n <\/th>\n singular<\/th>\n plural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1st<\/sup><\/th>\n -bam<\/td>\n -bamus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2nd<\/sup><\/th>\n -bas<\/td>\n -batis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3rd<\/sup><\/th>\n -bat<\/td>\n -bant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n
\n Conjugation in the Imperfect tense<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n 1st<\/strong><\/td>\n 2nd<\/td>\n 3rd<\/td>\n mixed<\/td>\n 4th<\/td>\n Irregular<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Infinitive:<\/td>\n amare<\/strong><\/td>\n sedere<\/strong><\/td>\n legere<\/td>\n capere<\/td>\n venire<\/td>\n ire<\/td>\n velle<\/td>\n esse<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Singular<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1st person:<\/td>\n amabam<\/strong><\/td>\n sedebam<\/strong><\/td>\n legebam<\/td>\n capiebam<\/td>\n veniebam<\/td>\n ibam<\/td>\n volebam<\/td>\n eram<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2nd person:<\/td>\n amabas<\/strong><\/td>\n sedebas<\/strong><\/td>\n legebas<\/td>\n capiebas<\/td>\n veniebas<\/td>\n ibas<\/td>\n volebas<\/td>\n eras<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3rd person:<\/td>\n amabat<\/strong><\/td>\n sedebat<\/strong><\/td>\n legebat<\/td>\n capiebat<\/td>\n veniebat<\/td>\n ibat<\/td>\n volebat<\/td>\n erat<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Plural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1st person:<\/td>\n amabamus<\/strong><\/td>\n sedebamus<\/strong><\/td>\n legebamus<\/td>\n capiebamus<\/td>\n veniebamus<\/td>\n ibamus<\/td>\n volebamus<\/td>\n eramus<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2nd person:<\/td>\n amabatis<\/strong><\/td>\n sedebatis<\/strong><\/td>\n legebatis<\/td>\n capiebatis<\/td>\n veniebatis<\/td>\n ibatis<\/td>\n volebatis<\/td>\n eratis<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3rd person:<\/td>\n amabant<\/strong><\/td>\n sedebant<\/strong><\/td>\n legebant<\/td>\n capiebant<\/td>\n veniebant<\/td>\n ibant<\/td>\n volebant<\/td>\n erant<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Gerunds<\/span><\/h2>\n