Conjugate 'portō, portāre' (to carry) in the present tense.
Conjugate 'amō, amāre' (to love) in the present tense.
Conjugate 'laudō, laudāre' (to praise) in the imperfect tense.
Conjugate 'vocō, vocāre' (to call) in the future tense.
What tense sign identifies the 1st conjugation imperfect?
Translate: 'Agricolae terrās arant.'
Translate: 'Nautae patriam amābant.'
Hint: amābant is imperfect — ongoing or habitual past action.
How do you identify a verb as 1st conjugation from its dictionary entry?
Conjugate 'portāre' (to carry) in the imperfect tense, all persons.
Hint: Imperfect tense sign for 1st conjugation: -ābā- between stem and ending.
Conjugate 'portāre' (to carry) in the future tense, all persons.
Hint: Future tense sign for 1st/2nd conjugation: -bō, -bis, -bit, -bimus, -bitis, -bunt.
Conjugate 'laudāre' (to praise) in the imperfect tense, all persons.
What tense sign marks the imperfect tense in 1st and 2nd conjugations?
What is the imperfect tense used for in Latin?
Hint: Contrast with the perfect tense, which describes a completed action in the past ('carried' or 'has carried').
What form is 'portābant'? Give person, number, tense, voice, and mood.
Translate: 'Agricola agrum laudābat.'
Translate: 'Mīlitēs urbem dēfendēbant.'
Hint: Note urbs is an i-stem 3rd declension noun.
Compare the present, imperfect, and future forms of 'laudat' (he praises).
Why are the imperfect and future tenses together called the 'present system' in Latin?