Present Tense of "Sum" & "Possum"

What does the verb "sum, esse, fui, -----" mean in English?

• to be

• to add

• to go

• to want

"Sum, esse" is classified as an irregular verb because:

• There is no English translation for any of its forms.

• This verb uses noun endings instead of verb endings.

• Its principal parts do not follow a pattern, and it has no standard stem when conjugated in the present tense.

What is the English translation of "sumus?"

• we can

• you are

• we are

• we could

What is the translation of "estis?"

• ya'll are

• you (s.) are

• they are

• ya'll are able

What is the translation of "es?"

• you (s.) be

• you (s.) could

• you (s.) are

• you (s.) will

Because the verb, "sum," is a linking verb, it will not take a direct object but instead will take a predicate nominative or predicate adjective.

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• FALSE

The verb, "possum, posse, potui," is a compound of "sum," but it's still a REGULAR verb.

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• FALSE

What is the English meaning of the verb, "possum, posse, potui?" (Check all applicable answers)

• to be possible

• to be able

• to understand

• can

What is the translation of "potestis?"

• you (pl.) will have been able

• you (pl.) are able

• you (pl.) could

• you (pl.) have been able

What is the translation of "possum?"

• he can

• he is able

• they can

• I am able