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Latin Verbs

Latin 3rd Conjugation Verbs

    See conjugation of sum.
    For the difference between Subjunctive and Indicative, see Latin Verb Moods.
    For the differences among the tenses (present, past, future, etc.), see Latin Verb Tenses.
Principal parts for the 3rd conjugation verb gerere, to manage
    gero, gerere, gessi, gestus.
Infinitives

Active Voice

  • Present - gerere
  • Perfect - gessisse
  • Future - gesturus esse

    Passive Voice

  • Present -geri
  • Perfect - gestus esse
  • Future - gestum iri


    Participles

    Active

  • Present - gerens
  • Future - gesturus

    Passive Voice

  • Perfect - gestus
  • Future - gerendus

    INDICATIVE MOOD

    Active Voice

    Present Tense Active Voice Indicative Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 gero gerimus
    2 geris geritis
    3 gerit gerunt

    Imperfect Tense Active Voice Indicative Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 gerebam gerebamus
    2 gerebas gerebatis
    3 gerebat gerebant

    Future Tense Active Voice Indicative Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 geram geremus
    2 geres geretis
    3 geret gerent

    Perfect Tense Active Voice Indicative Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 gessi gessimus
    2 gessisti gessistis
    3 gessit gesserunt

    Pluperfect Tense Active Voice Indicative Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 gesseram gesseramus
    2 gesseras gesseratis
    3 gesserat gesserant

    Future Perfect Tense Active Voice Indicative Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 gessero gesserimus
    2 gesseris gesseritis
    3 gesserit gesserint

    Passive Voice

    Present Tense Passive Voice Indicative Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 geror gerimur
    2 gereris gerimini
    3 geritur geruntur

    Imperfect Tense Passive Voice Indicative Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 gerebar gerebamur
    2 gerebaris gerebamini
    3 gerebatur gerebantur

    Future Tense Passive Voice Indicative Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 gerar geremur
    2 gereris geremini
    3 geretur gerentur

    (The perfect tense is a tense showing completed action. That is the meaning of "perfect" in terms of tenses. Imperfect means incomplete. A future perfect is an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.)

    Perfect - gestus sum etc.
    Pluperfect - gestus eram etc.
    Future Perfect -gestus ero etc.

    SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD

    Active Voice

    Present Tense Active Voice Subjunctive Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 geram geramus
    2 geras geratis
    3 gerat gerant

    Imperfect Tense Active Voice Subjunctive Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 gererem gereremus
    2 gereres gereretis
    3 gereret gererent

    Perfect Tense Active Voice Subjunctive Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 gesserim gesserimus
    2 gesseris gesseritis
    3 gesserit gesserint

    Pluperfect Tense Active Voice Subjunctive Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 gessissem gessissemus
    2 gessisses gessissetis
    3 gessisset gessissent

    Passive Voice

    Present Tense Passive Voice Subjunctive Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 gerar geramur
    2 geraris geramini
    3 geratur gerantur

    Imperfect Tense Passive Voice Subjunctive Mood

    Singular Plural
    1 gererer gereremur
    2 gerereris gereremini
    3 gereretur gererentur

    Perfect Tense Passive Voice Subjunctive Mood - gestus sim
    Pluperfect Tense Passive Voice Subjunctive Mood - gestus essem

    Imperative Mood
    Active Voice

  • Present Tense
      2d person - gere gerite
  • Future Tense
      2d person -gerito geritote
      3d person - gerito gerunto

    Passive Voice

  • Present Tense
      2d person - gerere gerimini
  • Future Tense
      2d person - geritor
      3d person - geritor geruntor

    Latin First Conjugation

    Latin Second Conjugation

    Latin Fourth Conjugation

    What Do the Tenses Mean?

    Paradigms for the Regular Latin Verbs

    Paradigms for the Irregular Verbs

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