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Verb Tenses in LatinPresent, Imperfect, and Perfect
see Cambridge Latin Unit 1pages 93-94
present tensehe walks
The action of the verb is happening now.
imperfect tensehe was walking
The action of the verb happened in the past,but it is an action that happened
over a period of time or as a habit.
Last summer I used to swim every day.
perfect tensehe walked
The action of the verb happened in the past.
It is a completed action that happened once.
ambulat
ambulat
he is walking
he walks
ambulābat
ambulābat
he used to walkhe was walking
ambulāvit
ambulāvit
he walked he did walk
he has walked
Practice adding the English translation
for each of the following verb sequences in Latin.
ambulat
ambulat
ambulābat
ambulat
ambulābat
ambulāvit
latrat
it barks
latrat
latrat
latrābat
latrat
latrābat
latrāvit
clāmat
he shouts
clāmat
clāmat
clāmābat
clāmat
clāmābat
clāmāvit
superat
he overcomes
superat
superat
superābat
superat
superābat
superāvit
vexat
she annoys
vexat
vexat
vexābat
vexat
vexābat
vexāvit
pulsat
he hits
pulsat
pulsat
pulsābat
pulsat
pulsābat
pulsāvit
laudat
he praises
laudat
laudat
laudābat
laudat
laudābat
laudāvit
audit
he hears
audit
auditaudiēbat
audit
audīvit
audiēbat
