Stage 6 Verb Tenses

Stage 6 Verb Tenses

Imperfect Tense

• Look for "-bam, -bas, -bat, -bant"

• It is UNFINISHED action in the past

• Ex: The boy WAS fishING or They WERE lookING for gold

Multiple Choice

superabant

• They overpower

• They were overpowering

• They overpowered

Multiple Choice

festinabat

• He hurries

• He was hurrying

• He hurried

There is an exception, SORRY!

• The irregular verb TO BE is irregular in the Imperfect Tense

• I was: eram

• You were: eras

• He/She/It was: erat

Multiple Choice

The slaves were exhausted

• sunt

• erant

Multiple Choice

The boy was hungry.

• est

• erat

The Perfect Tense

• Is formed from a different verb STEM

• Look for "-V-, -S-, -U-, or -X-"

• The endings are -i, -it, -erunt

• It denotes FINISHED, or COMPLETED action in the past

To hurry in the perfect tense

• festinavi: I hurried

• festinavit: he/she/it hurried

• festinaverunt: they hurried

Multiple Choice

I wrote to my friends.

• scripsi

• scripsit

• scripserunt

Multiple Choice

The people blamed their boss.

• vituperavi

• vituperavit

• vituperaverunt

Multiple Choice

The master wrote a letter to his friend.

• scripsi

• scripsit

• scripserunt

Poll

How do you fell about the new tenses?

• I feel like I could teach them to the class!

• I get it, but have a few questions

• I understand the concept, but am a little lost

• I have NO idea what we're doing