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Review:
Imperfect Tense
LATIN I WEEK 9 DAY 2 SPRING 2009
STEP #1
Determine the conjugation of
the verb
Look at the infinitive:
if it ends in:
-are it is 1st Conj.-ēre it is 2nd Conj.-ere it is 3rd Conj.-ire it is 4th Conj.
STEP #2
if it is a 1st conjugation verb, the
endings are:
abamabas
abat
abamus
abatis
abant
portabam
portabas
portabat
portabamaus
portabatis
portabant
FOR EXAMPLE:porto, portare
STEP #3
if it is a 2nd or a 3rd conjugation verb, the
endings are:
ebamebasebat
ebamus
ebatis
ebant
sedebam
sedebas
sedebat
sedebamus
sedebatis
sedebant
FOR EXAMPLE:sedeo, sedēre
agebam
agebasagebat
agebamus
agebatis
agebant
FOR EXAMPLE:ago, agere
STEP #4
if it is a 4th conjugation verb, the
endings are:
iebam
iebas
iebat
iebamus
iebatis
iebant
dormiebam
dormiebas
dormiebat
dormiebamus
dormiebatis
dormiebant
FOR EXAMPLE:dormio, dormire
How do you translate imperfect tense verbs?
I was carrying…
you were carrying…
he was carrying…
You can also say:
I used to carry…I kept on carrying…I began to carry…
I carried…
FINIS