1. Review: Imperfect Tense LATIN I WEEK 9 DAY 2 SPRING 2009

2. STEP #1 Determine the conjugation of the verb

3. Look at the infinitive: if it ends in: -are it is 1 st Conj. -ēre it is 2 nd Conj. -ere it is 3 rd Conj. -ire it is 4 th Conj.

4. STEP #2 if it is a 1 st conjugation verb, the endings are:

5. abamabasabat abamu s abatisabant

6. portabamportabasportabat portabamau s portabatisportabant FOR EXAMPLE: porto, portare

7. STEP #3 if it is a 2 nd or a 3 rd conjugation verb, the endings are:

8. eba m ebasebat ebam us ebati s ebant

9. sedebamsedebassedebatsedebamussedebatissedebant FOR EXAMPLE: sedeo, sedēre

10. ageba m agebasagebat agebam us agebatis ageban t FOR EXAMPLE: ago, agere

11. STEP #4 if it is a 4 th conjugation verb, the endings are:

12. ieba m ieba s iebat iebam us iebatisiebant

13. dormieba m dormiebasdormiebat dormiebamu s dormiebatisdormiebant FOR EXAMPLE: dormio, dormire

14. How do you translate imperfect tense verbs?

15. I was carrying… you were carrying… he was carrying…

16. You can also say: I used to carry… I kept on carrying… I began to carry… I carried…

17. FINIS