Latin Conjugation - Properties

Properties

The Latin verbs have the following properties:

  • three persons: first, second, and third;
  • two numbers: singular and plural;
  • two aspects: perfective (finished) and imperfective (unfinished);
  • six tenses: present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect;
  • three finite moods: indicative, subjunctive, and imperative;
  • four non-finite forms: infinitive, gerund, participle, and supine; and
  • two voices: active and passive.

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