Future Tense Three Ways in Latin

Future Tense Three Ways in Latin

Future tense verbs follow one of three patterns:

• -bō, -bis, -bit, -bimus, -bitis, -bunt (added to 2nd PP stem)

• -am, -ēs, -et, -ēmus, -ētis, -ent (added to 2nd PP stem)

• erō, eris, erit, erimus, eritis, erunt (words not endings)

Patterns depend on verb groups:

• -āre & -ēre (1st & 2nd conj.) --> -bō, -bis, -bit, -bimus, -bitis, -bunt

• -ere & -īre (3rd & 4th conj.) -->-am, -ēs, -et, -ēmus, -ētis, -ent

• forms of sum --> erō, eris, erit, erimus, eritis, erunt

Multiple Choice

How many future tense patterns are there in Latin?

• one

• two

• three

• four

Multiple Choice

What decides which future tense pattern a verb uses?

• verb group/ conjugation

• person & number

• the day of the week

• just use the one you like best

First & Second Conjugation

(-āre & -ēre verbs)

Third & Fourth Conjugation

(-ere & -īre verbs)

sum family

includes sum, plus compounds like possum, adsum, absum, etc.

Multiple Select

Choose the verb group(s) that use -bō, -bis, -bit, -bimus, -bitis, -bunt:

• 1st conj. (-āre) vbs.

• 2nd conj. (-ēre) vbs.

• 3rd conj. (-ere) vbs.

• 4th conj. (-īre) vbs.

• sum family vbs.

Multiple Select

Choose the verb group(s) that use erō, eris, erit, erimus, eritis, erunt:

• 1st conj. (-āre) vbs.

• 2nd conj. (-ēre) vbs.

• 3rd conj. (-ere) vbs.

• 4th conj. (-īre) vbs.

• sum family vbs.

Multiple Select

Choose the verb group(s) that use -am, -ēs, -et, -ēmus, -ētis, -ent:

• 1st conj. (-āre) vbs.

• 2nd conj. (-ēre) vbs.

• 3rd conj. (-ere) vbs.

• 4th conj. (-īre) vbs.

• sum family vbs.

For the next several questions, choose the conjugation number.

Remember it's based on the 2nd PP!

Multiple Choice

moneō, monēre

• 1st conj.

• 2nd conj.

• 3rd conj.

• 4th conj.

• sum family

Multiple Choice

veniō, venīre

• 1st conj.

• 2nd conj.

• 3rd conj.

• 4th conj.

• sum family

Multiple Choice

possum, posse

• 1st conj.

• 2nd conj.

• 3rd conj.

• 4th conj.

• sum family

Multiple Choice

habitō, habitāre

• 1st conj.

• 2nd conj.

• 3rd conj.

• 4th conj.

• sum family

Multiple Choice

currō, currere

• 1st conj.

• 2nd conj.

• 3rd conj.

• 4th conj.

• sum family

Multiple Choice

absum, abesse

• 1st conj.

• 2nd conj.

• 3rd conj.

• 4th conj.

• sum family

Multiple Choice

mittō, mittere

• 1st conj.

• 2nd conj.

• 3rd conj.

• 4th conj.

• sum family

Multiple Choice

faciō, facere

• 1st conj.

• 2nd conj.

• 3rd conj.

• 4th conj.

• sum family

Multiple Choice

vītō, vītāre

• 1st conj.

• 2nd conj.

• 3rd conj.

• 4th conj.

• sum family

Multiple Choice

legō, legere

• 1st conj.

• 2nd conj.

• 3rd conj.

• 4th conj.

• sum family

Multiple Choice

iubeō, iubēre

• 1st conj.

• 2nd conj.

• 3rd conj.

• 4th conj.

• sum family

Multiple Choice

audiō, audīre

• 1st conj.

• 2nd conj.

• 3rd conj.

• 4th conj.

• sum family

For the next several questions, choose the correct future pattern.

Remember it's based on the conjugation!

Multiple Choice

audiō, audīre

• -bō, -bis, -bit,

  -bimus, -bitis, -bunt

• -am, -ēs, -et,

  -ēmus, -ētis, -ent

• erō, eris, erit,

  erimus, eritis, erunt

Multiple Choice

possum, posse

• -bō, -bis, -bit,

  -bimus, -bitis, -bunt

• -am, -ēs, -et,

  -ēmus, -ētis, -ent

• erō, eris, erit,

  erimus, eritis, erunt

Multiple Choice

habeō, habēre

• -bō, -bis, -bit,

  -bimus, -bitis, -bunt

• -am, -ēs, -et,

  -ēmus, -ētis, -ent

• erō, eris, erit,

  erimus, eritis, erunt

Multiple Choice

legō, legere

• -bō, -bis, -bit,

  -bimus, -bitis, -bunt

• -am, -ēs, -et,

  -ēmus, -ētis, -ent

• erō, eris, erit,

  erimus, eritis, erunt

Multiple Choice

habitō, habitāre

• -bō, -bis, -bit,

  -bimus, -bitis, -bunt

• -am, -ēs, -et,

  -ēmus, -ētis, -ent

• erō, eris, erit,

  erimus, eritis, erunt