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ER 23 Present, Future, or Perfect?

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When trying to determine a verb's tense, ask yourself these questions, in this order.

  1. Does it have an ending that is only used for one tense? (e.g., -bam, -bās, -bat for imperfect, -bō, -bis, -bit for future)
  2. Is it formed from the present stem or perfect stem? If perfect, it's perfect tense. If present, it's present or future.
  3. If it has an -e-, what conjugation is it? If 2nd conj, it's present. If 3rd, 3rd -iō, or 4th conj, it's future.
Examples:
  1. stabunt (stō, stare, stetī, statūrus): -bunt has to be future tense
  2. dūxit (dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus): perfect stem means it's perfect tense
  3. leget (legō, legere, lēgī, lectus): present stem; -e- for 3rd conj is future tense
  4. manēs (maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsūrus): present stem; -e- for 2nd conj is present tense
doceō, docēre, docuī, doctus
ascendō, ascendere, ascendī, ascēnsus
trādō, trādere, trādidī, trāditus
9

Identify each verb as either PRESENT, FUTURE, or PERFECT tense. NOTE: See principal parts provided above.

  • ascenditis
  • ascendistis
  • docēbimus
  • docēmus
  • ascendētis
  • trādidit
  • trādit
  • docuimus
  • tradet
  • PRESENT
  • FUTURE
  • PERFECT
inveniō, invenīre, invēnī, inventus
petō, petere, petīvī, petītus
removeō, removēre, remōvī, remōtus
9

Identify each verb as either PRESENT, FUTURE, or PERFECT tense. NOTE: See principal parts provided above.

  • remōvimus
  • petent
  • petīvērunt
  • invēnit
  • removēbimus
  • invenit
  • removēmus
  • inveniet
  • petunt
  • PRESENT
  • FUTURE
  • PERFECT
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus
excipiō, excipere, excēpī, exceptus
habeō, habēre, habuī, habitus
9

Identify each verb as either PRESENT, FUTURE, or PERFECT tense. NOTE: See principal parts provided above.

  • excipiō
  • habuistī
  • excēpī
  • dīcēmus
  • dīximus
  • excipiam
  • dīcimus
  • habēbis
  • habēs
  • PRESENT
  • FUTURE
  • PERFECT
audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus
scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus
taceō, tacēre, tacuī, tacitus
9

Identify each verb as either PRESENT, FUTURE, or PERFECT tense. NOTE: See principal parts provided above.

  • scrībet
  • audiunt
  • audient
  • tacuimus
  • tacēmus
  • scrīpsit
  • scrībit
  • audīvērunt
  • tacēbimus
  • PRESENT
  • FUTURE
  • PERFECT