Sub 07-07 - Intro to the Perfect Tense

Learn the Latin Perfect Tense! Practice conjugation, stems, and translation.

I. The Perfect Tense indicates what kind of action? II. To form the Perfect Tense, you need to memorize: the infinitve The first principle part the third principle part of the verb 2. To form the Latin perfect tense, you need to remove the _ from the 3rd principle part of the verb. the -a the -i The -o -are III. In the table below, enter the Latin Perfect Tense endings: Person Singular Plural 1st -i -imus 2nd -isti -istis 3rd -it -erunt IV. Chapter 7: Perfect Tense Practice Directions: Give the principal parts for the following verbs and their present and perfect stems. You WILL need to look them up. The first one is done for you. 1st Principle Part 2nd Principle Part (infinitive) Present Stem 3rd Principle Part Perfect STEM ambulo ambulare ambula- ambulavi ambulav- video videre vide- vidi vid- festino festinare festina festinavi festinav- sum esse es- fui fu- timeo timere time timui timu- taceo tacere tace tacui tacu- audio audire audi- audivi audiv- porto portare porta portavi portav- effugio effugere effug effugi effug- venio venire veni- veni ven- V. Translate the following sentences that use imperfect and perfect verbs: 1. In viā ambulabam; subitō lupum vidi! [lupus= wolf] 2. The wolf was hurrying through the forest. He was angry. 3. Lupum timuimus. post arborem tacuimus. arborem = tree 4. You heard a shout and we saw father. He was leading a big dog. 5. Lupus effugit ubi pater et canis vēnerunt. In this sentence, "ubi" is translated "when".