The Latin first conjugation has a stem ending in a – the infinitive ends in -āre . They descend from Proto-Italic *-āō , from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti .
Active indicative
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amō
I love
amāmus
We love
2nd
amās
You love
amātis
You (pl.) love
3rd
amat
He/she/it loves
amant
They love
Imperfect
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amābam
I was loving
amābāmus
We were loving
2nd
amābās
You were loving
amābātis
You (pl.) were loving
3rd
amābat
He/she/it was loving
amābant
They were loving
Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amābō
I will love
amābimus
We will love
2nd
amābis
You will love
amābitis
You (pl.) will love
3rd
amābit
He/she/it will love
amābunt
They will love
Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amāvī
I (have) loved
amāvimus
We (have) loved
2nd
amāvistī
You (have) loved
amāvistis
You (pl.) (have) loved
3rd
amāvit
He/she/it/there (has) loved
amāvērunt
They (have) loved
Pluperfect
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amāveram
I had loved
amāverāmus
We had loved
2nd
amāverās
You had loved
amāverātis
You (pl.) had loved
3rd
amāverat
He/she/it had loved
amāverant
They had loved
Future Perfect
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amāverō
I will have loved
amāverīmus
We will have loved
2nd
amāverīs
You will have loved
amāverītis
You (pl.) will have loved
3rd
amāverit
He/she/it will have loved
amāverint
They will have loved
A form with short -i- (amāverimus) is found in some authors, e.g. Terence, Eunuchus 592, but Cicero and Catullus preferred the form with long -i-, e.g. Catullus 5.10 (with Fordyce's note).
Passive Indicative
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amor
I am being loved
amāmur
We are being loved
2nd
amāris
You are being loved
amāminī
You (pl.) are being loved
3rd
amātur
He/she/it is being loved
amantur
They are being loved
Imperfect
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amābar
I was loved
amābāmur
We were loved
2nd
amābāris
You were loved
amābāminī
You (pl.) were loved
3rd
amābātur
He/she/it was loved
amābantur
They were loved
Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amābor
I will be loved
amābimur
We will be loved
2nd
amāberis
You will be loved
amābiminī
You (pl.) will be loved
3rd
amābitur
He/she/it will be loved
amābuntur
They will be loved
Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
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1st
amātus sum
I (have been/was) loved
amātī sumus
We (have been/were) loved
2nd
amātus es
You (have been/were) loved
amātī estis
You (pl.) (have been/were) loved
3rd
amātus est
He/she/it (has been/was) loved
amātī sunt
They (have been/were) loved
Note: The participle is inflected for gender and number like a first- and second-declension adjective.
Pluperfect
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
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1st
amātus eram
I had been loved
amātī erāmus
We had been loved
2nd
amātus erās
You had been loved
amātī erātis
You (pl.) had been loved
3rd
amātus erat
He/she/it had been loved
amātī erant
They had been loved
Note: The participle is inflected for gender and number like a first- and second-declension adjective.
Future perfect
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amātus erō
I will have been loved
amātī erimus
We will have been loved
2nd
amātus eris
You will have been loved
amātī eritis
You (pl.) will have been loved
3rd
amātus erit
He/she/it will have been loved
amātī erunt
They will have been loved
Note: The participle is inflected for gender and number like a first- and second-declension adjective.
Active subjunctive
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amem
I may love
amēmus
We may love
2nd
amēs
You may love
amētis
You (pl.) may love
3rd
amet
He/she/it may love
ament
They may love
Imperfect
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amārem
I should love
amārēmus
We should love
2nd
amārēs
You would love
amārētis
You (pl.) would love
3rd
amāret
He/she/it would love
amārent
They would love
Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amāverim
I may have loved
amāverīmus
We may have loved
2nd
amāverīs
You may have loved
amāverītis
You (pl.) may have loved
3rd
amāverit
He/she/it may have loved
amāverint
They may have loved
Pluperfect
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amāvissem
I should have loved
amāvissēmus
We should have loved
2nd
amāvissēs
You would have loved
amāvissētis
You (pl.) would have loved
3rd
amāvisset
He/she/it would have loved
amāvissent
They would have loved
Passive subjunctive
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amer
I may be loved
amēmur
We may be loved
2nd
amēris
You may be loved
amēminī
You (pl.) may be loved
3rd
amētur
He/she/it may be loved
amentur
They may be loved
Imperfect
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amārer
I should be loved
amārēmur
We should be loved
2nd
amārēris
You would be loved
amārēminī
You (pl.) would be loved
3rd
amārētur
He/she/it would be loved
amārentur
They would be loved
Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amātus sim
I may have been loved
amātī sīmus
We may have been loved
2nd
amātus sīs
You may have been loved
amātī sītis
You (pl.) may have been loved
3rd
amātus sit
He/she/it may have been loved
amātī sint
They may have been loved
Note: The participle is inflected for gender and number like a first- and second-declension adjective.
Pluperfect
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Person
Singular
Meaning
Plural
Meaning
1st
amātus essem
I should have been loved
amātī essēmus
We should have been loved
2nd
amātus essēs
You would have been loved
amātī essētis
You (pl.) would have been loved
3rd
amātus esset
He/she/it would have been loved
amātī essent
They would have been loved
Note: The participle is inflected for gender and number like a first- and second-declension adjective.
Imperative
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Primary direct
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amā! - (singular) Love!
amāte! - (plural) Love!
Secondary direct
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amātō! - (singular) Love!
amātōte! - (plural) Love!
Secondary indirect
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amātō! - (singular) Let him/her love!
amantō! - (plural) Let them love!
Primary direct
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amāre! - (singular) Be loved!
amāminī! - (plural) Be loved!
Secondary future
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amātor! - (singular) Be loved!
amātōminī! - (plural) Be loved!
Secondary indirect
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amātor! - (singular) Let him/her be loved!
amantor! - (plural) Let them be loved!
For nominative, the infinitive is used.
Nominative - amāre
Genitive - amandī
Dative - amandō
Accusative - amandum
Ablative - amandō
Infinitives and participles
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Present active infinitive - amāre
Present passive infinitive - amārī
Perfect active infinitive - amāvisse
Perfect passive infinitive - amātus esse
Future active infinitive - amātūrus esse
Future passive infinitive - amātum īrī
Present active participle - amāns
Perfect passive participle - amātus
Future active participle - amātūrus
Future passive participle - amandusNote: The perfect passive and both future participles are declined like normal 1st/2nd declension adjectives. The present active participle is declined like a 3rd declension adjective with a genitive of amantis. Also, there are no present passive or perfect active participles.
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