Forming the Future Tense in Latin The Future

The Future Tense: The FUTURE tense is formed either by connecting the PRESENT TENSE

First, decide which conjugation your verb belongs to. Remember the table you memorized: First

Then, find the PRESENT TENSE STEM. For most verbs, just remove the –o from

First and Second Conjugations Only: Once you have the PRESENT TENSE STEM, add the

Next, add the endings. Future Tense Endings for the first and second conjugations -bo

Examples amabo I will love amabimus we will love amabis you will love amabitis

Third and Fourth Conjugations Only: Once you have the PRESENT TENSE STEM, add the

Examples adveniam I will arrive adveniemus we will arrive advenies you will arrive advenietis

So, you should now be able to identify which tense a verb is in:

After reviewing the tenses presented here, you must take the multiple choice quiz on

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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 -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, 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, 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 X 2. This quiz will ask you to identify the TENSE of a few verbs. See you tomorrow!