ACTIVE VERBS, perfect pluperfect and future perfect

Note: ALL conjugations use the same endings and the same pattern to form these tenses, even irregular verbs like sum and possum. You MUST know your third principal part!!!!!

PERFECT TENSE INDICATIVE

use third pr. part, drop -I     porto portare portavi portatus

  SINGULAR                        PLURAL

portavI I carried                   portavIMUS  we carried

portavISTI you carried         portavISTIS y’all carried

portavIT he/she/it carried      portavERUNT they carried

 

PAST PERFECT TENSE INDICATIVE

use third pr. part, drop -I         porto portare portavi portatus

portavERAM           I had carried              

portavERAS             you had carried   

portavERAT             he/she/it had carried     

 portavERAMUS      we had carried

portavERATIS         y’all had carried

portavERANT         they had carried

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE INDICATIVE

use third pr. part, drop -I     porto portare portavi portatua

portavERO         I shall have carried

portavERIS         you will have carried

portavERIT         he/she/it will have carried

portavERIMUS     we will have carried

portavERITIS       y’all will have carried

portavERINT       they will have carried