IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

As with the present subjunctive, only the formation is discussed here. See elsewhere for translation in specific clauses.

    Imperfect subjunctive uses the enitre second principal part, does NOT drop the -re and adds the present endings. I shall present one verb from each conjugation.

FIRST CONJUGATION

amo amare  amavi amatus

        ACTIVE                     PASSIVE

amarem        amaremus            amarer        amaremur

amares          amaretis              amareris      amaremini

amaret           amarent              amaretur      amarentur

SECOND CONJUGATION

doceo  docere  docui  doctus

          ACTIVE                        PASSIVE

docerem         doceremus          docerer          doceremur

doceres          doceretis             docereris        doceremini

doceret           docerent              doceretur       docerentur

THIRD CONJUGATION

mitto mittere  misi  missus

            ACTIVE                        PASSIVE

mitterem         mitteremus          mitterer         mitteremur

mitteres          mitteretis              mittereris      mitteremini

mitteret           mitterent              mitteretur      mitterentur

FOURTH CONJUGATION

(and third -io)

audio  audire  audivi  auditus

            ACTIVE                        PASSIVE

audirem           audiremus            audirer          audiremur

audires             audiretis               audireris      audiremini

audiret              audirent               audiretur      audirentur