Present System Formation - 1st Conjugation

Let's take a look at how to build verbs in Latin by viewing the video below.

The personal endings o/m, s, t, mus, tis, nt will be used repeatedly. They have the following meanings:

**Verb Endings Chart**
Tense	Present Tense	Imperfect Tense	Future Tense
Endings	o/m s t mus tis nt	bam bas bat bamus batis bant	bo bis bit bimus bitis bunt

Example verb: porto, portare, portavi, portatus - to carry

**1st Conjugation Example Chart**
Tense	Present Tense	Imperfect Tense	Future Tense
Verb Forms	porto portas portat portamus portatis portant	portabam portabas portabat portabamus portabatis portabant	portabo portabis portabit portabimus portabitis portabunt

Let's explore the translation for each tense by using the conjugated forms of portare.

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