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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.
Does it have an
ending
that is only used for one tense? (e.g.,
-bam, -bās, -bat
for imperfect,
-bō, -bis, -bit
for future)
Is it formed from the
present stem
or
perfect stem
? If perfect, it's perfect tense. If present, it's present or future.
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:
stabunt
(stō, stare, stetī, statūrus):
-bunt
has to be future tense
dūxit
(dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus): perfect stem means it's perfect tense
leget
(legō, legere, lēgī, lectus): present stem;
-e-
for 3rd conj is future tense
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
Question 1
1.
Identify each verb as either PRESENT, FUTURE, or PERFECT tense. NOTE: See principal parts provided above.
docuimus
inveniō, invenīre, invēnī, inventus
petō, petere, petīvī, petītus
removeō, removēre, remōvī, remōtus
Question 2
2.
Identify each verb as either PRESENT, FUTURE, or PERFECT tense. NOTE: See principal parts provided above.
petīvērunt
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus
excipiō, excipere, excēpī, exceptus
habeō, habēre, habuī, habitus
Question 3
3.
Identify each verb as either PRESENT, FUTURE, or PERFECT tense. NOTE: See principal parts provided above.
habēs
audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus
scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus
taceō, tacēre, tacuī, tacitus
Question 4
4.
Identify each verb as either PRESENT, FUTURE, or PERFECT tense. NOTE: See principal parts provided above.
audīvērunt
docēbimus
trādit
docēmus
ascenditis
trādidit
ascendētis
ascendistis
tradet
PRESENT
FUTURE
PERFECT
remōvimus
invenit
petent
removēbimus
removēmus
inveniet
invēnit
petunt
PRESENT
FUTURE
PERFECT
dīcimus
excipiam
dīcēmus
excipiō
excēpī
habuistī
habēbis
dīximus
PRESENT
FUTURE
PERFECT
tacēmus
audient
scrībit
tacēbimus
scrīpsit
scrībet
audiunt
tacuimus
PRESENT
FUTURE
PERFECT