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Lesson XLII. Possum. How lucky are you?!: Latin has hardly any irregular verbs. Latin Irregular Verbs. To be To be able. SUM. POTIS + SUM. Sum: Present Tense. POSSUM: Present Tense. Sum: Imperfect Tense. POSSUM: Imperfect Tense. Sum: Future Tense. POSSUM: Future Tense.
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Lesson XLII Possum
To be To be able SUM POTIS + SUM
Possum in the perfect system • possum, posse, potuī • potu + i/isti/it/imus/istis/erunt • potu + eram/eras/erat/eramus/eratis/erant • potu + ero/eris/erit/erimus/eritis/erunt U make all the difference
Using POSSUM • I am able… possum • he was able… poterat • we can… possumus
ComplEmentary Infinitive amāre
Using POSSUM • I am able… possum to read legere • he was able… poterat to see vidēre • we can… possumus shout clamāre