VIA: Lesson - Esse in the Present System

Esse in the Present System

In the previous module, we were briefly introduced to the irregular verb esse in the present tense. You should remember that irregular verbs do not form tenses in a consistent way. They are called irregular because they do not belong to one of the regular conjugations. Therefore, it is necessary to memorize these forms. 

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Irregular Verb Charts: sum, esse, fui, futurus - to be

Present Tense Forms: sum, esse, fui - to be

Person	Latin		English
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
1st Person	sum	sumus	I am.	We are.
2nd Person	es	estis	You are.	You (pl) are.
3rd Person	est	sunt	He/She/It is. There is.	They are. There are.

 

Imperfect Tense Forms: sum, esse, fui - to be

Person	Latin		English
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
1st Person	eram	eramus	I was.	We were.
2nd Person	eras	eratis	You were.	You (pl) were.
3rd Person	erat	erant	He/She/It was. There was.	They were. There were.

 

Future Tense Forms: sum, esse, fui - to be

Person	Latin		English
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
1st Person	ero	erimus	I will be.	We will be.
2nd Person	eris	eritis	You will be.	You (pl) will be.
3rd Person	erit	erunt	He/She/It will be. There will be.	They will be. There will be.