Question | Answer |
What time does the Perfect tense describe? | Completed past action (have, has, did) |
What type of stem is used in the Perfect System? | Perfect stem (3rd principle part -i)
3rd principle part: the variation of the word ending with i
EXAMPLE: navigavi - i = navigav |
What time does the Pluperfect tense describe? | past action completed before another past action (had) |
What time does the Future Prefect tense Describe? | an action completed before another future action. (will have, shall have) |
What are the first person Perfect personal endings? | -i (singular) I
-imus (plural) we
(I-I must! I is first person) |
What are the second person Perfect personal endings? | -isti (singular) you
-istis (plural) you
(Remeber ibis bird) |
What are the third person Perfect personal endings? | -it (Singular) he, she, it
-erunt (plural) they
(the "it" errand) |
How do you form the perfect tense? | Prefect tense = Perfect stem + Perfect Personal endings |
How do you remember all the Perfect System endings?? | 1: I-I must!
2: Ibis
3: the "it" errand |