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Latin Verb "To Be" - Sum

The Irregular Verb to be in Latin is sum, esse, fui, (futurus).

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Very Basic Latin

INDICATIVE MOOD

Present Tense
Singular Plural
1 sum sumus
2 es estis
3 est sunt
Imperfect Tense
Singular Plural
1 eram eramus
2 eras eratis
3 erat erant
Future Tense
Singular Plural
1 ero erimus
2 eris eritis
3 erit erunt
Perfect Tense
Singular Plural
1 fui fuimus
2 fuisti fuistis
3 fuit fuerunt
Pluperfect Tense
Singular Plural
1 fueram fueramus
2 fueras fueratis
3 fuerat fuerant
Future Perfect Tense
Singular Plural
1 fuero fuerimus
2 fueris fueritis
3 fuerit fuerint

SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD

Present Tense
Singular Plural
1 sim simus
2 sis sitis
3 sit sint
Imperfect Tense
Singular Plural
1 essem essemus
2 esses essetis
3 esset essent
Perfect Tense
Singular Plural
1 fuerim fuerimus
2 fueris fueritis
3 fuerit fuerint
Pluperfect Tense
Singular Plural
1 fuissem fuissemus
2 fuisses fuissetis
3 fuisset fuissent

First Conjugation Verb Paradigm

Very Basic Latin - Latin Verbs of the First Conjugation

About Irregular Latin Verbs

Irregular Latin Verbs

  • Eo - to go
  • Fio - to become
  • Volo - to wish
    nolo, nolle, nolui 'to be unwilling' and malo, malle, malui 'to prefer' are similar.
  • Sum - to be
    compounds: adsum, desum, insum, intersum, praesum, obsum, prosum, subsum, supersum
  • Do - to give
  • Fero - to carry
  • Edo - to eat

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