Past tenses of 'posse'
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Mark Knowles
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2 past tenses of 'posse'
IMPERFECT
PERFECT
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We need a quick recap of this verb: TO BE
I am tall (male)
(ego) sum altus
We are tall (female)
(nos) sumus altae
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Multiple Choice
What is the Latin for:
they are strong
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The verb 'TO BE ABLE' is a compound of the verb 'to be'
I am able to fly / I can fly
possum volare
The letters in green represent the INFINITIVE, the 'to do' part of any verb e.g. to run, to walk, to swim
possumus volare = we can fly
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Multiple Select
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Now for the IMPERFECT tense
'TO BE ABLE' is the only Latin verb that DOESN'T use the -bam, -bas, -bat endings for this tense
I was able to run quickly
celeriter currere poteram
We were able to fly
volare poteramus
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Multiple Choice
What does urbem oppugnare poteratis mean?
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Finally, the PERFECT tense
Once again, just by attaching a different set of endings to the 'pot' stem, TENSE and PERSON change
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Multiple Choice
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celeriter currere potuerunt
We've seen the 'celeriter currere' before: nothing has changed there
'-erunt' (see right) is the 'they' ending.
We can't say 'able-d' or 'could-ed' but this is effectively what the PERFECT tense is telling us
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Multiple Choice
2 past tenses of 'posse'
IMPERFECT
PERFECT
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