Imperfect Tense Verbs

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Lessons 10-12 Vocabulary

disciplina, disciplinae (f.)

training, instruction

lingua, linguae (f.)

tongue, language

patria, patriae (f.)

fatherland, country

amicitia, amicitiae (f.)

friendship

gloria, gloriae (f.)

glory

gratia, gratiae (f.)

gratitude, influence

materia, materiae (f.)

matter, timber

casa, casae (f.)

house

socius, socii (m.)

ally, comrade

altus, alta, altum

high, tall, deep

augeo,

augere

(auxi, auctus)

increase

doceo,

docere

(docui, doctus)

teach

habeo,

habere

(habui, habitus)

have, hold

terreo,

terrere

(terrui, territus)

scare, frighten

maneo,

manere

(mansi, mansurus)

remain

video,

videre

(vidi, visus)

see

libero,

liberare

(liberavi, liberatus)

free

mereo,

merere

(merui, meritus)

deserve, earn

teneo,

tenere

(tenui, tentus)

hold, keep

in (+ ablative)

in, on

ibi

there

Verb-tober-fest!

• You’ve already learned:– Present tense verbs– Future tense verbs– Imperative verbs

WOW…CELEBRATE!

New Tenses This Week!

• Imperfect Tense… a type of past tense• Forms of “sum”… “sum” is a special verb with

irregular forms.• We’ll be working out-of-order in your book• Ready? Eamus! (Let’s go!)

Imperfect TenseText p. 180 (lesson 26)

• Imperfect tense is a past tense.• It shows past action uncompleted.• There are several ways to translate imperfect

tense:– was verbing– used to verb– kept on verbing– verbed

Finding the Present Stem

• amo, amare• laboro, laborare• terreo, terrere• doceo, docere• specto, spectare

• AMA-• LABORA-• TERRE-• DOCE-• SPECTA-

STEMS!

Imperfect Active Tense Endings

The present active tense = Present Stem + Imperfect Active Endings

First Person

Second Person

Third Person

BAM

BAS

BAT

I was..

You were…

he, she,it was…

Singular Plural

BANT

BATIS

BAMUS We were…

You/y’all were…

They were…

First Person

SecondPerson

Third Person

Ama bam

Ama bas

Ama bat

Ama

Ama

Ama

bamus

batis

bant

I was lovingI used to loveI kept on lovingI loved

You were lovingYou used to loveYou kept on lovingYou loved

He was loving…(etc.)

We were loving(etc.)

You were loving…(etc.)

They were loving(etc.)

Imperfect Tense

Your turn!

• On the whiteboard, practice the imperfect tense using the verbs porto, portare: carry and doceo, docere: teach.

• Write the Latin and English chart.

-BAM: I was… -BAMUS: We were…-BAS: you were… -BATIS: y’all were…-BAT: he/she/it was… -BANT: they were…

Imperfect Tense Practice

• spectabamus• portabat• docebas• parabatis• navigabam• augebant

• We were watching• He/she/it was carrying• You were teaching• Y’all were preparing• I was sailing• They were increasing

Your Turn!

• Time to put it all together… • Present tense endings• Imperfect tense endings• Future tense endings• Use the worksheet to practice the 3 sets of

endings you’ve learned. • Enjoy the ancient ghost story, too!