In this lesson, we will study the conjugation of the active voice of the first conjugation verb AMARE, which means “to love”. The principal parts1 of this verb, from which all forms can be derived, are:
Principal Parts
1st Person, Present Indicative:
amo I love
Present Infinitive:
amare to love
1st Person Perfect Indicative:
amavi I have loved
Perfect Passive Participle (Supine):
amatum loved
Indicative Mood
1. Present Tense
Singular
amo I love
amas you love
amat he love
Plural
amamus we love
amatis you (pl.) love
amant they love
2. Perfect Tense
Singular
amavi I have loved
amavisti you have loved
amavit he has loved
Plural
amavimus we have loved
amavistis you (pl.) have loved
amaverunt they have loved
3. Imperfect Tense
Singular
amabam I did love
amabas you did love
amabat he did love
Plural
amabamus we did love
amabatis you (pl.) did love
amabant they did love
4. Pluperfect Tense
Singular
amaveram I had loved
amaveras you had loved
amaverat he had loved
Plural
amaveramus we had loved
amaveratis you (pl.) had loved
amaverant they had loved
5. Future Tense
Singular
amabo I shall love
amabis you will love
amabit he will love
Plural
amabimus we shall love
amabitis you (pl.) will love
amabunt they will love
6. Future Perfect Tense
Singular
amavero I shall have loved
amaveris you will have loved
amaverit he will have loved
Plural
amaverimus we shall have loved
amaveritis you (pl.) will have loved
amaverint they will have loved
Conjunctive Mood
1. Present Tense
Singular
amem I may love
ames you may love
amet he may love
Plural
amemus we may love
ametis you (pl.) may love
ament they may love
2. Perfect Tense
Singular
amaverim I might have loved
amaveris you might have loved
amaverit he might have loved
Plural
amaverimus we might have loved
amaveritis you (pl.) might have loved
amaverint they might have loved
3. Imperfect Tense
Singular
amarem I might love
amares you might love
amaret he might love
Plural
amaremus we might love
amaretis you (pl.) might love
amarent they might love
4. Pluperfect Tense
Singular
amavissem I might had loved
amavisses you might had loved
amavisset he might had loved
Plural
amavissemus we might had loved
amavissetis you (pl.) might had loved
amavissent they might had loved
Imperative Mood
1. Present or Future Tense
Singular
— —
ama or amato love
amato let him love
Plural
— —
amate or amatote love (pl.)
amanto let them love
Infinitives
1. Present:
amare to love
2. Perfect:
amavisse to have loved
3. Future:
amaturus esse to be about to love
4. Fut. Perfect:
amaturus fuisse to have loved hereafter
Participles
1. Present:
amans loving
2. Future:
amaturus about to love
Gerund
Genitive:
amandi of loving
Dative:
amando for loving
Accusative:
amandum loving
Ablative:
amando by loving
Supine
Genitive:
—
Dative:
—
Accusative:
amatum to love
Ablative:
amatu to love
