Imperfect and Future Tense

3^rd Conjugation
Present, Imperfect, and Future Tense

1. Remember the verb endings:

singular plural

1^st -o/-m (I) -mus (we)

2^nd -s (you) -tis (ya’ll)

3^rd -t (he, she, it) -nt (they)

2. Identify a verb’s conjugation group by looking at the 2^nd principal part

Infinitive Conjugation group Connecting vowels

-âre 1^st -a-

-êre 2^nd -e-

-ere 3^rd present imperfect future

-i/-u -e -a/-e

agô, agere
audeô, audêre
culpô, culpâre
demonstrô, demonstrâre
discô, discere
doceô, docêre
ducô, ducere
gerô, gerere
necô, necâre
remaneô, remanêre
scribô, scribere
superô, superâre
tolerô, tolerâre
trahô, trahere
vincô, vincere

	Present		Imperfect		Future
	s.	pl.	s.	pl.	s.	pl.
1^st	discô	discimus	discêbam	discêbâmus	discam	discêmus
2^nd	discis	discitis	discêbâs	discêbâtis	discês	discêtis
3^rd	discit	discunt	discêbat	discêbant	discet	discent

Imperatives	singular	plural
	disce	discite

Note the following exceptions:

dic dicite

duc ducite

fac facite

fer ferte

dic, duc, fac and fer

lack the "e" that should be there

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	singular	plural
1^st	-o/-m (I)	-mus (we)
2^nd	-s (you)	-tis (ya’ll)
3^rd	-t (he, she, it)	-nt (they)

Infinitive	Conjugation group	Connecting vowels
-âre	1^st	-a-
-êre	2^nd	-e-
-ere	3^rd	present	imperfect	future
-ere	3^rd	-i/-u	-e	-a/-e

dic	dicite
duc	ducite
fac	facite
fer	ferte