The Subjunctive Mood
Present Tense

I: Formation

Stem + special subjunctive connecting vowel + regular endings (active or passive)
 
Conjugation 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd io 4th
infinitive ending -âre -êre -ere -ere -îre
subjunctive connecting vowel e ea a ia ia
mnemonic hE hEArs A LIAr frIAr

Endings
 
 
Active
Passive
person singular  plural singular plural
1st -o/-m (I) -mus (we) -r (I) -mur (we)
2nd -s (you) -tis (ya’ll) -ris (you) -mini (ya’ll)
3rd -t (he, she, it) -nt (they) -tur (he, she, it) -ntur (they)

Example
 
 
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
person singular  plural singular plural
1st  amem  amemus  Amer Amemur
2nd  ames  ametis  Ameris Amemini
3rd  amet  ament  ametur amentur

Moral:
conjugationês verbôrum vôbîs sciendae sunt!

Syntax:
Independent Subjunctive

Dependent Subjunctive Return to the Wheelock page
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