The following table shows examples of regular verbs conjugated in different tenses. These examples are templates for all regular verbs.

first second third fourth
conjugation conjugation conjugation conjugation

INFINITIVE   to carry to teach to drag to hear
portare docere trahere audire

IMPERATIVE carry! teach! drag! hear!
porta doce trahe audi
portate docete trahite audite

PRESENT TENSE   I carry, you carry, etc. I teach, you teach, etc. I drag, you drag, etc. I hear, you hear, etc.
porto doceo traho audio
portas doces trahis audis
portat docet trahit audit
portamus docemus trahimus audimus
portatis docetis trahitis auditis
portant docent trahunt audiunt

IMPERFECT TENSE     I was carrying I was teaching I was dragging I was hearing
portabam docebam trahebam audiebam
portabas docebas trahebas audiebas
portabat docebat trahebat audiebat
portabamus docebamus trahebamus audiebamus
portabatis docebatis trahebatis audiebatis
portabant docebant trahebant audiebant

FUTURE TENSE     I will carry I will teach I will drag I will hear
portabo docebo traham audiam
portabis docebis trahes audies
portabit docebit trahet audiet
portabimus docebimus trahemus audiemus
portabitis docebitis trahetis audietis
portabunt docebunt trahent audient

PERFECT TENSE   I (have) carried I (have) taught I (have) dragged I (have) heard
portavi docui traxi audivi
portavisti docuisti traxisti audivisti
portavit docuit traxit audivit
portavimus docuimus traximus audivimus
portavistis docuistis traxistis audivistis
portaverunt docuerunt traxerunt audiverunt

PLUPERFECT TENSE   I had carried I had taught I had dragged I had heard
portaveram docueram traxeram audiveram
portaveras docueras traxeras audiveras
portaverat docuerat traxerat audiverat
portaveramus docueramus traxeramus audiveramus
portaveratis docueratis traxeratis audiveratis
portaverant docuerant traxerant audiverant

FUTURE PERFECT   I will have carried I will have taught I will have dragged I will have heard
TENSE portavero docuero traxero audivero
portaveris docueris traxeris audiveris
portaverit docuerit traxerit audiverit
portaverimus docuerimus traxerimus audiverimus
portaveritis docueritis traxeritis audiveritis
portaverint docuerint traxerint audiverint

Summary of Latin verb endings and the English translations which are used to indicate the different persons:

English Latin verb ending
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
PLUPERFECT PERFECT
I 1st person singular -o / -m    -i
you 2nd person singular -s -isti
he, she, it 3rd person singular -t -it
we 1st person plural -mus -imus
you 2nd person plural -tis -istis
they 3rd person plural -nt -erunt

	Created by T Mason over 10 years ago

GCSE Languages (Latin) Note on CLC Latin - About the Language #2, created by T Mason on 11/08/2014.