Possum, posse, potui , ----

1. Possum, posse, potui, ---- Latin II Grammar Review: Lesson 7c

2. possum, posse, potui, ---- • Forms of possum are identical to sum, esse, fui, futurus – a, um • Present stem is pot- • Add forms of sum to present stem • Perfect system follows the pattern

3. Present Tense • possum has no standard present stem • Note the following pattern possumpossumus potespotestis potestpossunt English Translation • I am able • you are able • he is able • we are able • y’all are able • they are able

4. Imperfect Tense • Stem = pot • Pres Stem + forms of eram poterampoteramus poteraspoteratis poteratpoterant English Translation • I was able • you were able • he was able • we were able • y’all were able • they were able

5. Future Tense • Stem = pot • Pres Stem + forms of ero poteropoterimus poterispoteritis poteritpoterunt English Translation • I shall be able • you will be able • he will be able • we shall be able • y’all will be able • they will be able

6. Perfect Tense • Perfect Stem = potu • Prefect Stem + Perf. Endings potuipotuimus potuistipotuistis potuitpotuerunt English Translation • I have been able • you have been able • he has been able • we have been able • y’all have been able • they have been able

7. Pluperfect Tense • Perfect Stem = potu • Prefect Stem + eram potuerampotueramus potueraspotueratis potueratpotuerant English Translation • I had been able • you had been able • he had been able • we had been able • y’all had been able • they had been able

8. Future Perfect Tense • Perfect Stem = potu • Prefect Stem + ero potueropotuerimus potuerispotueritis potueritpotuerint English Translation • I will have been able • you will have been able • he will have been able • we will have been able • y’all will have been able • they will have been able