Ecce Romani                                                                                                                Chapter 17 - Notes

Latin I

           

Irregular Verbs: 

 

                        sum, esse  -  I am; to be

                        possum, posse  -  I am able; to be able

                        volo, velle  -  I wish, I want, I am willing; to wish, to want, to be willing

                        nolo, nolle  -  I do not wish, I do not want, I am unwilling; not to wish, not to want,

to be unwilling

                        eo, ire  -  I go; to go

                        fero, ferre  -  I bring, I carry; to bring, to carry

 

THE PRESENT TENSE

Infinitive

esse

posse

velle

nolle

ire

ferre

Imperative

es

este

--------

--------

--------

--------

noli

nolite

i

ite

fer

ferte

 

Singular

1

2

3

sum

es

est

possum

potes

potest

volo

vis

vult

nolo

non vis

non vult

eo

is

it

fero

fers

fert

 

Plural

1

2

3

sumus

estis

sunt

possumus

potestis

possunt

volumus

vultis

volunt

nolumus

non vultis

nolunt

imus

itis

eunt

ferimus

fertis

ferunt

 

THE IMPERFECT TENSE

 

Singular

1

2

3

eram

eras

erat

poteram

poteras

poterat

volebam

volebas

volebat

nolebam

nolebas

nolebat

ibam

ibas

ibat

ferebam

ferebas

ferebat

 

Plural

1

2

3

eramus

eratis

erant

poteramus

poteratis

poterant

volebamus

volebatis

volebant

nolebamus

nolebatis

nolebant

ibamus

ibatis

ibant

ferebamus

ferebatis

ferebant

 

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