Transcript class2-16
Verbs (Tense and Voice)
Active Voice = Subject does the action of the verb.
The man is praising the women.
The man was praising the women.
The man will praise the women.
Present Tense, Active Voice
Imperfect Tense, Active Voice
Future Tense, Active Voice
Passive Voice = Subject receives the action of the verb.
The man is praised by the women.
The man was praised by the women.
The man will be praised by the women.
Present Tense, Passive Voice
Imperfect Tense, Passive Voice
Future Tense, Passive Voice
In Latin, in the present, imperfect, and future tenses, voice is
determined by the personal ending found on the verb.
Active Voice Personal Endings
o/m = subject is I
s = subject is you (sing.)
t = subject is he, she, it or a
nom. sing. noun
mus = subject is we
tis = subject is you (pl.)
nt = subject is they or a
nom. pl. noun
Passive Voice Personal Endings
or/r = subject is I
ris = subject is you (sing.)
tur = subject is he, she, it or a
nom. sing. noun
mur = subject is we
mini = subject is you (pl.)
ntur = subject is they or a
nom. pl. noun
Present Tense of voco vocare – call
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(Active Voice) Rule = Present Stem + Personal Endings
1. voca+o
2. voca+s
3. voca+t
1. voca+mus
2. voca+tis
3. voca+nt
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voco
vocas
vocat
vocamus
vocatis
vocant
I call, I am calling, I do call
you call, you are calling, you do call
he calls, he is calling, he does call
we call, we are calling, we do call
you call, you are calling, you do call
they call, they are calling, they do call
(Passive Voice) Rule = Present Stem + Personal Endings
1. voca+or
2. voca+ris
3. voca+tur
1. voca+mur
2. voca+mini
3. voca+ntur
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vocor
vocaris
vocatur
vocamur
vocamini
vocantur
I am (being) called
you are (being) called
he is (being) called
we are (being) called
you are (being) called
they are (being) called
Imperfect Tense of voco vocare – call
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(Active Voice) Rule = Present Stem + ba + Personal Endings
1. voca+ba +m
2. voca+ba+s
3. voca+ba+t
1. voca+ba+mus
2. voca+ba+tis
3. voca+ba+nt
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vocabam
vocabas
vocabat
vocabamus
vocabatis
vocabant
I was calling, I used to call, I did call
you were calling, you used to call, you did call
he was calling, he used to call, he did call
we were calling, we used to call, we did call
you were calling, you used to call, you did call
they were calling, they used to call, they did call
(Passive Voice) Rule = Present Stem + ba + Personal Endings
1. voca+ba +r
2. voca+ba+ris
3. voca+ba+tur
1. voca+ba+mur
2. voca+ba+mini
3. voca+ba+ntur
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vocabar
vocabaris
vocabatur
vocabamur
vocabamini
vocabantur
I was (being) called, I used to be called
you were (being) called, you used to be called
he was (being) called, he used to be called
we were (being) called, we used to be called
you were (being) called, you used to be called
they were (being) called, they used to be called
Future Tense of voco vocare – call
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(Active Voice) Rule = Present Stem + bi + Personal Endings
1. voca+bi +o
2. voca+bi+s
3. voca+bi+t
1. voca+bi+mus
2. voca+bi+tis
3. voca+bi+nt
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vocabo
vocabis
vocabit
vocabimus
vocabitis
vocabunt
I shall call
you will call
he will call
we shall call
you will call
they will call
(Passive Voice) Rule = Present Stem + bi + Personal Endings
1. voca+bi +or
2. voca+bi+ris
3. voca+bi+tur
1. voca+bi+mur
2. voca+bi+mini
3. voca+bi+ntur
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vocabor
vocaberis
vocabitur
vocabimur
vocabimini
vocabuntur
I shall be called
you will be called
he will be called
we shall be called
you will be called
they will be called