Imperfect Indicative (Active and Passive) - Charts

Imperfect Active: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd -iō, 4th, sum, possum |
Imperfect Passive: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd -iō, 4th |

Imperfect Active Indicative

The charts below will show full charts for the imperfect active indicative of each verb. Focus on the bolded 3rd person singular and plural forms for these first few weeks of the semester; we will learn about the first and second persons in later weeks.

First Conjugation

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus - to love

Person	Singular	Plural
1st	amābam	amābāmus
2nd	amābās	amābātis
3rd	amābat	amābant

Second Conjugation

videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus - to see

Person	Singular	Plural
1st	vidēbam	vidēbāmus
2nd	vidēbās	vidēbātis
3rd	vidēbat	vidēbant

Third Conjugation

dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus - to lead

Person	Singular	Plural
1st	ducēbam	ducēbāmus
2nd	ducēbās	ducēbātis
3rd	ducēbat	ducēbant

Third -iō Conjugation

capiō, capere, cēpī, captus - to take

Person	Singular	Plural
1st	capiēbam	capiēbāmus
2nd	capiebās	capiēbātis
3rd	capiēbat	capiēbant

Fourth Conjugation

audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus - to hear

Person	Singular	Plural
1st	audiēbam	audiēbāmus
2nd	audiebās	audiēbātis
3rd	audiēbat	audiēbant

Sum

sum, esse, fuī, futūrus - to be

Person	Singular	Plural
1st	eram	erāmus
2nd	erās	erātis
3rd	erat	erānt

Possum

possum, posse, potuī - to be able

Person	Singular	Plural
1st	poteram	poterāmus
2nd	poterās	poterātis
3rd	poterat	poterant

NB: Possum is conjugated very similarly to sum.

Imperfect Passive Indicative

The charts below will show full charts for the imperfect passive indicative of each verb. Focus on the bolded 3rd person singular and plural forms for these first few weeks of the semester; we will learn about the first and second persons in later weeks.