Latin Imperfect Tense

What does tense do?

Indicates the time when something is happening

What words do we think of as tense in English?

Past, present, future

How many past tenses does Latin have?

three

What does the imperfect tense imply?

a repeated, habitual, or ongoing action

What words do we use for the imperfect tense in english?

Was, where, used to, or kept

What are the verb endings for the imperfect tense?

bam, bas, bat, bamus, batis, bant

How do you conjugate verbs to be in the imperfect tense?

Go to the infinitive, Cut off the -re and the preceding vowel, add the linking vowel, and add the endings

If the linking vowel in the verb’s infinitive form is an a, what is the linking vowel for its form in the imperfect tense?

a

If the linking vowel in the verb’s infinitive form is an e with a line over it, what is the linking vowel for its form in the imperfect tense?

e

If the linking vowel in the verb’s infinitive form is an e and the singular nominative form does not end in -io, what is the linking vowel for its form in the imperfect tense?

e

If the linking vowel in the verb’s infinitive form is an e and the singular nominative form ends in -io, what is the linking vowel for its form in the imperfect tense?

ie

If the linking vowel in the verb’s infinitive form is an i, what is the linking vowel for its form in the imperfect tense?

ie

Conjugate the word ‘amat’ to be in the imperfect tense (amo, amare)

amabam, amabas, amabat, amabamus, amabatis, amabant

conjugate the word effugit to be in the imperfect tense (effugio, effugere)

effugiebam, effugiebas, effugiebat, effugiebamus, effugiebatis, effugiebant