1. Forms of “Possum” Participles as Nouns
Lesson 42 “Possum”
Forms of “Possum”
Participles as Nouns

2. Your Turn!
We’ll take 5-10 minutes to do Workbook page 153, Ex. A and B (1-10)
The answer to exercise A is “substantive.”
Now…try Ex. B! 

3. possum, posse, potui, ---- : can, be able
Possum is a form of “sum.”
Possum’s BFF is an infinitive.
I can swim = I am able to swim.
She can dance = she is able to dance.

4. Present Tense Chart for “possum”
Singular
Plural
1st person
possum
I can, am able
possumus
We can, are able
2nd person
potes
You can, are able
potestis
Y’all can, are able
3rd person
potest
He/she/it can, is able
possunt
They can, are able
Present Tense Chart for “possum”

5. Imperfect Tense Chart for “possum”
Singular
Plural
1st person
poteram
I could, was able
poteramus
We could, were able
2nd person
poteras
You could, were able
poteratis
Y’all could, were able
3rd person
poterat
He/she/it could, was able
poterant
They could, were able
Imperfect Tense Chart for “possum”

6. Future Tense Chart for “possum”
Singular
Plural
1st person
potero
I shall be able
poterimus
We will be able
2nd person
poteris
You will be able
poteritis
Y’all will be able
3rd person
poterit
He/she/it will be able
poterunt
They will be able
Future Tense Chart for “possum”

7. Perfect Tense Chart for “possum, posse, POTUI, ---”
Singular
Plural
1st person
potui
I was able, have been able
potuimus
We were able, have been able
2nd person
potuisti
You were able, have been able
potuistis
Y’all were able, have been able
3rd person
potuit
He/she/it was able, has been able
potuerunt
They were able, have been able
Perfect Tense Chart for “possum, posse, POTUI, ---”
The pluperfect and future perfect tenses use the same stem, POTU-.
They use the regular pluperfect endings (-eram, -eras, etc., HAD BEEN ABLE…) and regular future perfect tendings (-ero, -eris, etc., WILL HAVE BEEN ABLE)

8. Your Turn! Time to practice possum! Workbook page 154, Exercise D.
A full list of the forms of “possum” are found on page 510 of your textbook.
We’ll take 5-10 minutes for this practice.

9. Time To Practice! Ambulare possum. I am able to walk./I can walk.
Potesne legere?
Are you able to read?/Can you read?
Puella dicere potest.
The girl is able to speak./The girl can speak.
Pugnare possumus.
We are able to fight./We can fight.

10. More Practice---Different Tenses!
Agricola carrum trahere non poterit.
The farmer will not be able to drag the cart.
Populus ducem videre non potuerat.
The populace had not been able to see the general.
Cibum portare potuerimus.
We shall have been able to carry the food.

11. A Little More Practice! Magister discipulos docere poterat.
The teacher was able to teach the students.
The teacher could teach the students.
Femina liberos monere non poterit!
The woman will not be able to warn the children! 

12. Participles Used as Adjectives and Nouns
You’ve already met participles!
The 4th principal part of a verb is the PERFECT PASSIVE PARTICIPLE.
The participle is an ADJECTIVE form of the verb!
paro, parare, paravi, paratus: to prepare
PARATUS: “prepared” or “having been prepared”

13. Participles Used as Adjectives and Nouns
nosco, noscere, novi, notus: to learn
NOTUS: known (having been learned)
porto, portare, portavi, portatus: to carry
PORTATUS: carried, having been carried
facio, facere, feci, factus: to do
FACTUS: having been done

14. Participles Used as Adjectives and Nouns
Remember that adjectives can be used as nouns: bonus---the good man, bona---the good woman, bonum---the good thing
Participles are adjectives, and adjectives can be used as nouns, therefore, participles can be used as nouns!  (A=B and B=C, ergo A=C)
notus: the known man (aka, an acquaintance)
factum: the done thing (aka, “deed”---one of your vocab words this lesson!)