Sum and Possum
Present, Imperfect, and Future Tense

Sum, esse, fuî, futûrus
 
 
Present
Imperfect
Future
  Singular plural  Singular plural Singular plural
1st sum sumus eram erâmus erô erimus
2nd es estis erâs erâtis eris eritis
3rd est sunt erat erant erit erunt

possum, posse, potuî
 
 
Present
Imperfect
Future
  Singular plural  Singular plural Singular plural
1st possum possumus poteram poterâmus poterô poterimus
2nd potes potestis poterâs poterâtis poteris poteritis
3rd potest possunt poterat poterant poterit poterunt

Complementary Infinitive

Completes the meaning of another verb, but not just any ole’ verb, only those in the list below are able to take a complementary infinitive… [as in English, able to, dare to, undertake to, remember to, forget to, be accustomed to, begin to, continue to, cease to, hesitate to, learn to, know how to, fear to …]

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