Most Common Irregular Verb forms
Present, Imperfect, and Future Tenses only.
(All the perfect forms follow the same rules; use the 3rd principal part and add perfect
tense endings for the active voice)
| sum esse fui futurus - to be |
| Present Tense |
Imperfect Tense |
Future Tense |
| sum I am |
eram I was |
ero I will be |
| es |
eras |
eris |
| est |
erat |
erit |
| sumus |
eramus |
erimus |
| estis |
eratis |
eritis |
| sunt |
errant |
erunt |
| possum posse potui - to be able |
| Present Tense |
Imperfect Tense |
Future Tense |
| possum |
peteram |
potero |
| potes |
poteras |
poteris |
| potest |
poterat |
poterit |
| possumus |
poteramus |
poterimus |
| potestis |
poteratis |
poteritis |
| possunt |
poterrant |
poterunt |
| absum, abesse, afui - to be absent, away from |
| Present Tense |
Imperfect Tense |
Future Tense |
| absum |
aberam |
abero |
| abes |
aberas |
aberi |
| volo velle volui - to want, wish (usually followed by an infinitive) |
| Present Tense |
Imperfect Tense |
Future Tense |
| volo |
volebam |
volam |
| vis |
volebas |
voles |
| vult |
volebat |
volet |
| volumus |
volebamus |
volemus |
| vultis |
volebatis |
voletis |
| volunt |
volebant |
volent |
| nolo, nolle, nolui - to not wish, not want |
| Present Tense |
Imperfect Tense |
Future Tense |
| nolo |
nolebam |
nolam |
| non vis |
nolebas |
noles |
| non vult |
nolebat |
nolet |
| nolumus |
nolebamus |
nolemus |
| non vultis |
nolebatis |
noletis |
| nolunt |
nolebant |
nolent |
| ferro, ferre, tuli, latus - bear |
| Present Tense |
Imperfect Tense |
Future Tense |
| fero |
ferebam |
feram |
| fers |
ferebas |
feres |
| fert |
ferebat |
feret |
| ferimus |
ferebamus |
feremus |
| fertis |
ferebatis |
feretis |
| ferunt |
ferebant |
ferent |
| eo, ïre, iï, (ïvï) ïtrurus - to go |
| Present Tense |
Imperfect Tense |
Future Tense |
| eo |
ebam |
ibo |
| is |
ebas |
ibis |
| it |
ebat |
ibit |
| imus |
ebamus |
ibimus |
| itis |
ebatis |
ibitis |
| eunt |
ebant |
ibunt |
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