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Latin Mood Forms: grammar reference

Study Latin mood forms: Subjunctive formation, Present subjunctive, Present active commands, Other commands, Latin verb. Reference tables, labeled forms, and…

Subjunctive formation

Subjunctive formation
TenseActivePassive
Presentamemamer
Imperfectamāremamārer
Perfectamāverimamātus sim
Pluperfectamāvissemamātus essem

Present subjunctive

Present subjunctive
Conj.Vowel1st sg.
1stā → ēamem
2ndeāmoneam
3rdāregam
3rd -iōiācapiam
4thiāaudiam

Final -m, -t, and -nt shorten the vowel.

Present active commands

Present active commands
VerbSingularPlural
amōamāamāte
moneōmonēmonēte
regōregeregite
capiōcapecapite
audiōaudīaudīte
sumeseste
dīcōdīcdīcite
dūcōdūcdūcite
faciōfacfacite
ferōferferte

Other commands

Other commands
PatternFormMeaning
Prohibition, sg.nōlī timēredo not fear
Prohibition, pl.nōlīte timēredo not fear
Future, 2nd / 3rd sg.amātōyou / he shall love
Future, 2nd pl.amātōteyou shall love
Future, 3rd pl.amantōthey shall love

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Allen & Greenough: Latin Grammar · Bennett: New Latin Grammar