TheImperfectTense

Firstlet’sreviewthePresentTense..

Rememberthatverbsusepersonalendings.Forthepresenttensetheyare:

O–I ‐mus‐we

s‐you ‐tis‐you

t‐he,sheit nt‐they

PresentTense

1stConjugation

2ndConjugation

3rdConjugation 4thConjugation

1stperson voco debeo contendo venio2ndperson vocās debēs contendis venis3rdperson vocāt debēt contendit venitplural

1stperson vocāmus debēmus contendimus venimus2ndperson vocātis debētis contenditis venitis3rdperson vocānt debēnt contendunt veniunt

TheImperfectTense

TheImperfectTensedescribeactionsinthePASTthat:

arecontinuous

arerepeatedor

areincomplete

Mercury–themessengerofthegods.

TheImperfecttenseistranslatedWAS,WERE,USEDTO

TheImperfectTenseiseasy

torecognize;lookforBA.

BAmeanswas,were,usedto.

H

vocabamIwascallingIusedtocall

vocabamusWewerecallingWeusedtocall

vocabasyouwerecallingyouusedtocall

vocabatisyouwerecallingyouusedtocall

vocabathewascallingheusedtocall

vocabanttheywerecallingtheyusedtocall

Herculesasababy.

TheImperfectTense‐BA

1st

Conjugation2ndConjugation

3rd

Conjugation4thConjugation

1stper. vocabam debebam contendebam veniebam2ndper. vocābas debēbas contendebas veniebas3rdper. vocābat debēbat contendebat veniebatplural

1stper. vocābamus debēbamus contendebamus veniebamus2ndper. vocābatis debētis contendebatis veniebatis3rdper. vocābant debēnt contendebant veniebant

Sowhentranslating,rememberyourpersonalendingsandthatBAmeanswas,wereorusedto.

youwereowing

Youusedtoowedebebatis

postulabanttheyweredemanding

Theyusedtodemand

Finally,youneedtomemorizetheverb‘tobe’intheImperfect.

eram eramuseras eratiserant erant

Iwas Wewere

Youwere Youwere

He,shewas Theywere