Verb Tenses

Verb paradigms are called conjugations.  There are generally four conjugations (conveniently numbered one through four).   These distinctions are made based upon the stem vowel.  The first conjugation has a stem vowel in -â- (long -a-)

This stem vowel attaches to the stem of the word and is followed by the ending for the word.  For example:

the verb amo, amare, amavi, amatum has "am-" as its stem and "-â-" as the connecting stem vowel.  The personal endings -o, -s, -t, -mus, -tis, -nt combine with the -â- to complete the morphology of the word.

Select one of the following conjugations and voices to view the complete paradigm by conjugation:

Present Tense Imperfect Tense Future Tense Perfect Tense Pluperfect Tense Future Perfect Tense Present Passive Imperfect Passive Future Passive Perfect Passive Pluperfect Passive Future Perfect Passive Present Active Infinitive Present Passive Infinitive Perfect Infinitives Future Active Infinitive Present Active Partiple Perfect Passive Participle Future Active Participle Gerunds Gerundives

Alternatively, you can View Verb Paradigms by Conjugation.

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Noun Morphology
Adjective Morphology
Pronouns
Verb Elements
Verb Conjugations
Verb Tenses
Irregular Verbs
Infinitive Forms
Imperative Mood
Subjunctive Conjugations
Subjunctive Tenses
Variant Forms

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Last Updated March 18, 2003

Questions, comments and corrections should be sent to Brian K. Harvey, Kent State University