The Future Tense
• describes actions which are yet to take place
• translated into I shall/I am going to…
• found most often in direct speech
• 2 different sets of endings depending on the conjugation of the verb
Future Tense of Regular Verbs
1st (portare), 2nd (docere) 3rd (trahere), 4th (audire)
I bo am
You bis es
He/She/It bit et
We bimus emus
You (pl) bitis etis
They bunt ent
Future Tense of sum and possum
will be/shall be able will be able/shall be able
I ero potero
You eris poteris
He/She/It erit poterit
We erimus poterimus
You (pl) eritis poteritis
They erunt poterunt
Future Participles Active
• formed from:
• past perfect participle (4th principle part) of standard verbs
• e.g. porto, portare, portavi, portatus
• past active participle (3rd principle part) of some verbs
• e.g. ingredior, ingredi, ingressus sum
• the letters -ur are added after the stem of the participle and before the us/a/um
ending
• describes actions which are yet to take place
• translated into I shall/I am going to…
• found most often in direct speech
• 2 different sets of endings depending on the conjugation of the verb
Future Tense of Regular Verbs
1st (portare), 2nd (docere) 3rd (trahere), 4th (audire)
I bo am
You bis es
He/She/It bit et
We bimus emus
You (pl) bitis etis
They bunt ent
Future Tense of sum and possum
will be/shall be able will be able/shall be able
I ero potero
You eris poteris
He/She/It erit poterit
We erimus poterimus
You (pl) eritis poteritis
They erunt poterunt
Future Participles Active
• formed from:
• past perfect participle (4th principle part) of standard verbs
• e.g. porto, portare, portavi, portatus
• past active participle (3rd principle part) of some verbs
• e.g. ingredior, ingredi, ingressus sum
• the letters -ur are added after the stem of the participle and before the us/a/um
ending
