Imperfect and Future Tense

3^rd-io and 4^th Conjugations
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 princ. part

1^st p.p. Infinitive Conjugation group Connecting vowels

amô -âre 1^st -a-

videô -êre 2^nd -e-

present imperfect future

discô -ere 3^rd -i/-u -e -a/-e

fugiô -ere 3^rd io -i/-iu -ie -ia/-ie

dormiô -îre 4^th -i/-iu -ie -ia/ie

agô, agere
audeô, audêre
audiô, audîre
capiô, capere
culpô, culpâre
demonstrô, demonstrâre
dicô, dicere
discô, discere
doceô, docêre
dormiô, dormîre
ducô, ducere
faciô, facere
fugiô, fugere
gerô, gerere
necô, necâre
remaneô, remanêre
scribô, scribere
superô, superâre
tolerô, tolerâre
trahô, trahere
veniô, venîre
vincô, vincere
vitô, vitâre
vivô, vivere

	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
imperative	disce	discite

	Present		Imperfect		Future
	s.	pl.	s.	pl.	s.	pl.
1^st	faciô	facimus	faciêbam	faciêbâmus	faciam	faciêmus
2^nd	facis	facitis	faciêbâs	faciêbâtis	faciês	faciêtis
3^rd	facit	faciunt	faciêbat	faciêbant	faciet	facient
imperative	fac (irregular)	facite

	Present		Imperfect		Future
	s.	pl.	s.	pl.	s.	pl.
1^st	dormiô	dormimus	dormiêbam	dormiêbâmus	dormiam	dormiêmus
2^nd	dormis	dormitis	dormiêbâs	dormiêbâtis	dormiês	dormiêtis
3^rd	dormit	dormiunt	dormiêbat	dormiêbant	dormiet	dormient
imperative	dormî	dormîte

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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)

1^st p.p.	Infinitive	Conjugation group	Connecting vowels
amô	-âre	1^st	-a-
videô	-êre	2^nd	-e-
			present	imperfect	future
discô	-ere	3^rd	-i/-u	-e	-a/-e
fugiô	-ere	3^rd io	-i/-iu	-ie	-ia/-ie
dormiô	-îre	4^th	-i/-iu	-ie	-ia/ie