Transcript The Future Tense

Forming the Future Tense in Latin
The Future Tense:
The FUTURE tense is formed either by connecting the
PRESENT TENSE STEM to the FUTURE TENSE VOWEL and
then the FUTURE TENSE ENDINGS (for the first and
second conjugation verbs) OR by connecting the PRESENT
TENSE STEM to the FUTURE TENSE ENDINGS (for the third
and fourth conjugation verbs).
First, decide which conjugation your
verb belongs to. Remember the
table you memorized:
First Part
-o
-eo
-o (or –io)
-io
Second
Part
-are
-ere
-ere
-ire
Conjugation
first
second
third
fourth
Then, find the PRESENT TENSE
STEM. For most verbs, just remove
the –o from the first part. If the verb
is from the second conjugation,
remove the –eo. If the verb ends in –
io, remove the –io.
am o
stup eo
ag o
adven io
First and Second Conjugations Only:
Once you have the PRESENT TENSE STEM,
add the FUTURE TENSE VOWEL . The vowel
for each conjugation is in the chart below,
which you must memorize. Luckily, they are
the same as the PRESENT and IMPERFECT
TENSE VOWELS
Conjugation
First
Second
Present Tense
Vowel
a
e
Next, add the endings.
Future Tense Endings for the first and
second conjugations
-bo (I will…)
-bimus (we will….)
-bis (you will…)
-bitis (you plural will …)
-bit (she, he, it will …)
-bunt (they will…)
Examples
amabo
I will love
amabimus
we will love
amabis
you will love
amabitis
you (all) will
love
amabit
he, she, it will
love
amabunt
they will love
stupebo
I will gape
stupebimus
we will gape
stupebis
you will gape
stupebitis
you (all) will
gape
stupebit
he, she, it will
gape
stupebunt
they will gape
Third and Fourth Conjugations Only:
Once you have the PRESENT TENSE STEM,
add the FUTURE TENSE ENDINGS . The
endings all start with a vowel, so there’s no
need to add one.
Future Tense Endings for the third and
fourth conjugations
-am (I will…)
-emus (we will….)
-es (you will…)
-etis (you plural will …)
-et (she, he, it will …)
-ent (they will…)
Examples
adveniam
I will arrive
adveniemus
we will arrive
advenies
you will
arrive
advenietis
you (all) will
arrive
adveniet
he, she, it will
arrive
advenient
they will arrive
agam
I will drive
agemus
we will drive
ages
you will drive
agetis
you (all) will
drive
aget
he, she, it will
drive
agent
they will
drive
So, you should now be able to identify
which tense a verb is in: present,
imperfect, FUTURE, or perfect.
amavisti
perfect
stupebunt
future
adveniemus
future
egit
perfect
advenimus
present
amabat
imperfect
After reviewing the tenses
presented here, you must take the
multiple choice quiz on X2. This
quiz will ask you to identify the
TENSE of a few verbs.
See you tomorrow!