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