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Indicatives

  


Grammar Helps Index     Verbals

  

Use these charts to show the differences and similarities across the various conjugations in the indicative mood.


 
Present Indicative Active Imperfect Indicative Active Future Indicative Active
Present Perfect Indicative Active Past Perfect Indicative Active Future Perfect Indicative Active
Present Perfect Indicative Passive Past Perfect Indicative Passive Future Perfect Indicative Passive

  


  

Present Indicative Active


Notice the differences in the vowels that precede the regular personal endings.

Conjugation

1st singular

2d singular

3d singular

1st plural

2d plural

3d plural

Imp. vowel/
3d pl.

I

you (singular)

he / she / it

We

you (plural)

they

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

am-Ô

am-ĀS

am-AT

am-ÂMUS

am-ÂTIS

am-ANT  

-A- / -ANT  

II

mon-EÔ

mon-ÊS

mon-ET

mon-ÊMUS

mon-ÊTIS

mon-ENT  

-E- / -ENT  

III

reg-Ô

reg-IS

reg-IT

rég-IMUS

rég-ITIS

reg-UNT  

-I- / -UNT  

IV

aud-IÔ

aud-ÎS

aud-IT

aud-ÎMUS

aud-ÎTIS

aud-IUNT  

-I- / -IUNT  

III-io

cap-IÔ

cap-IS

cap-IT

cáp-IMUS

cáp-ITIS

cap-IUNT  

-I- / -IUNT  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nota Bene: Verbs ending in -EO tend to be SECOND conjugation. Verbs ending in -IO tend to be THIRD-IO or FOURTH conjugation.

  

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Imperfect Indicative Active

  

Notice the differences in the vowels that precede the tense sign -BA-.

  

Conjugation

1st singular

2d singular

3d singular

1st plural

2d plural

3d plural

I

you (singular)

he / she / it

We

you (plural)

they

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

am-Â-BA-M

am-Â-BÂS

am-Â-BA-T

am-Â-BÂ-MUS

am-Â-BÂTIS

am-Â-BANT  

II

mon-Ê-BA-M

mon-Ê-BÂS

mon-Ê-BA-T

mon-Ê-BÂ-MUS

mon-Ê-BÂ-TIS

mon-Ê-BA-NT  

III

reg-Ê-BA-M

reg-Ê-BÂS

reg-Ê-BA-T

rég-Ê-BÂ-MUS

rég-Ê-BÂ-TIS

reg-Ê-BA-NT  

IV

aud-IÊ-BA-M

aud-IÊ-BÂS

aud-IÊ-BA-T

aud-IÊ-BÂ-MUS

aud-IÊ-BÂ-TIS

aud-IÊ-BANT  

III-io

cap-IÊ-BA-M

cap-IÊ-BÂS

cap-IÊ-BA-T

cáp-IÊ-BÂ-MUS

cáp-IÊ-BÂ-TIS

cap-IÊ-BA-NT  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nota Bene:

ALL CONJUGATIONS have -BA- preceded by a long vowel.

FIRST CONJUGATION verbs have -Â- before the -BA-.

SECOND and THIRD CONJUGATION verbs have -Ê- before the -BA-.

THIRD-IO and FOURTH CONJUGATION verbs have -IÊ- before the -BA-.

  

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Future Indicative Active

  

Notice the differences in the syllables signifying the future tense: -BO / -BI- / -BU- for I and II and -A- / -E- for the other conjugations.

  

Conjugation

1st singular

2d singular

3d singular

1st plural

2d plural

3d plural

I

you (singular)

he / she / it

We

you (plural)

they

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

am-Â-B-Ô

am-Â-BI-S

am-Â-BI-T

am-Â-BI-MUS

am-Â-BITIS

am-Â-BU-NT  

II

mon-Ê-B-Ô

mon-Ê-BI-S

mon-Ê-BI-T

mon-Ê-BI-MUS

mon-Ê-BI-TIS

mon-Ê-BU-NT  

III

reg-A-M

reg-Ê-S

reg-E-T

reg-Ê-MUS

reg-Ê-TIS

reg-E-NT  

IV

aud-IA-M

aud-IÊ-S

aud-IE-T

aud-IÊ-MUS

aud-IÊ-TIS

aud-IE-NT  

III-io

cap-IA-M

cap-IÊ-S

cap-IE-T

cap-IÊ-MUS

cap-IÊ-TIS

cáp-IE--NT  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Nota Bene:

FIRST and SECOND CONJUGATION verbs have a -B- to begin the tense signifier.

THIRD,THIRD-IO, and FOURTH CONJUGATION verbs have -AM or -IAM in the first person singular.

THIRD CONJUGATION verbs have -Ê- or -E- before other personal ending.

THIRD-IO and FOURTH CONJUGATION verbshave -IÊ- or -IE- before other other personal ending.

  

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Perfect Indicative Active

  

Notice the similarities across all the conjugations.

  

Conjugation

1st singular

2d singular

3d singular

1st plural

2d plural

3d plural

I

you (singular)

he / she / it

We

you (plural)

they

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

amâv-Î

amâv-ISTÎ

amâv-IT

amâv-IMUS

amâv-ISTIS

amâv-ÊRUNT  

II

mónu-Î

monu-ISTÎ

mónu-IT

monú-IMUS

monu-ISTIS

monu-ÊRUNT  

III

rêx-Î

rêx-ISTÎ

rêx-IT

réx-IMUS

rêx-ISTIS

rêx-ÊRUNT  

IV

audîv-Î

audîv-ISTÎ

audîv-IT

audîv-IMUS

audîv-ISTIS

audîv-ÊRUNT  

III-io

cêp-Î

cêp-ISTÎ

cêp-IT

cêp-IMUS

cêp-ISTIS

cêp-ÊRUNT  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Nota Bene:  All Conjugations add the same endings to the perfect stem ( taken from the 3d principal part of the verb, usually the third part without the final -î).

 

  

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Past Perfect (= Pluperfect) Indicative Active

  

Notice the similarities across all the conjugations.

  

Conjugation

1st singular

2d singular

3d singular

1st plural

2d plural

3d plural

I

you (singular)

he / she / it

We

you (plural)

they

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

amâv-ERA -M

amâv-ERÂ -S

amâv-ERA -T

amâv-ERÂ -MUS

amâv-ERÂ-TIS

amâv-ERA-NT  

II

monú-ERA -M

monú-ERÂ -S

monú-ERA -T

monu-ERÂ -MUS

monu-ERÂ-TIS

monú-ERA-NT  

III

réx-ERA -M

réx-ERÂ -S

réx-ERA -T

rêx-ERÂ -MUS

rêx-ERÂ-TIS

rêx-ERA-NT  

IV

audîv-ERA -M

audîv-ERÂ -S

audîv-ERA -T

audîv-ERÂ -MUS

audîv-ERÂ-TIS

audîv-ERA-NT  

III-io

cêp-ERA -M

cêp-ERÂ -S

cêp-ERA -T

cêp-ERÂ -MUS

cêp-ERÂ-TIS

cêp-ERA-NT  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Nota Bene:   All Conjugations add the regular endings to the same pluperfect signifier -ERA- , which attaches to the perfect stem.

  

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Future Perfect Indicative Active

  

Notice the similarities across all the conjugations.

Conjugation

1st singular

2d singular

3d singular

1st plural

2d plural

3d plural

I

you (singular)

he / she / it

We

you (plural)

they

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

amâv-ER -Ô

amâv-ERI -S

amâv-ERI -T

amâv-ÉRI -MUS

amâv-ÉRI -TIS

amâv-ERI-NT  

II

monú-ER -Ô

monú-ERI -S

monú-ERI -T

monu-ÉRI -MUS

monu-ÉRI -TIS

monú-ERI-NT  

III

rêx-ER -Ô

rêx-ERI -S

rêx-ERI -T

rêx-ÉRI -MUS

rêx-ÉRI -TIS

rêx-ERI-NT  

IV

audîv-ER -Ô

audîv-ERI -S

audîv-ERI -T

audîv-ÉRI -MUS

audîv-ÉRI -TIS

audîv-ERI-NT  

III-io

cêp-ER -Ô

cêp-ERI -S

cêp-ERI -T

cêp-ÉRI -MUS

cêp-ÉRI -TIS

cêp-ERI-NT  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Nota Bene:  All Conjugations add the regular endings to the same future perfect signifier, -ERI- , which attaches to the perfect stem, except for the first person singular, which ends in -ERO.

 

  

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Present Perfect / Past Perfect / Future Perfect Indicative Passives

  

Conjugation

Present Perfect (I HAVE BEEN LOVED, WARNED, RULED, HEARD, TAKEN")

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

amâtus sum

amâtus es

amâtus est

amâtî sumus

amâtî estis

amâtî sunt  

II

mónitus sum

mónitus es

mónitus est

mónitî sumus

mónitî estis

mónitî sunt  

III

rêctus sum

rêctus es

rêctus est

rêctî sumus

rêctî estis

rêctî sunt  

IV

audîtus sum

audîtus es

audîtus est

audîtî sumus

audîtî estis

audîtî sunt  

III-io

captus sum

captus es

captus est

captî sumus

captî estis

captî sunt  

  

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Conjugation

Past Perfect ("I HAD BEEN LOVED, WARNED, etc...")

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

amâtus eram

amâtus erâs

amâtus erat

amâtî erâmus

amâtî erâtis

amâtî erant  

II

mónitus eram

mónitus erâs

mónitus erat

mónitî erâmus

mónitî erâtis

mónitî erant  

III

rêctus eram

rêctus erâs

rêctus erat

rêctî erâmus

rêctî erâtis

rêctî erant  

IV

audîtus eram

audîtus erâs

audîtus erat

audîtî erâmus

audîtî erâtis

audîtî erant  

III-io

captus eram

captus erâs

captus erat

captî erâmus

captî erâtis

captî erant  

  

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Conjugation FUTURE PERFECT ("I WILL HAVE BEEN LOVED, WARNED, etc...")

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

amâtus erô

amâtus eris

amâtus erit

amâtî érimus

amâtî éritis

amâtî erunt  

II

mónitus erô

mónitus eris

mónitus erit

mónitî érimus

mónitî éritis

mónitî erunt  

III

rêctus erô

rêctus eris

rêctus erit

rêctî érimus

rêctî éritis

rêctî erunt  

IV

audîtus erô

audîtus eris

audîtus erit

audîtî érimus

audîtî éritis

audîtî erunt  

III-io

captus erô

captus eris

captus erit

captî érimus

captî éritis

captî erunt  

  

Nota Bene: The ending of the past participle by itself declines in all genders and cases, exactly like bonus -a -um. In these perfect passive verb forms it will typically be nominative singular or plural in each of the genders.

All conjugations form the passive perfect tenses by taking the perfect participle ( = the fourth principal part) and adding various forms for the verb to be.

 

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