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Verb Mood 1. Indicative The verb states a fact. 2. Subjunctive The verb states a possibility. 3. Imperative The verb states a command. Because the imperative mood verb is “commanding” someone, the subject will be you (understood).
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Verb Mood 1. Indicative The verb states a fact. 2. Subjunctive The verb states a possibility. 3. Imperative The verb states a command.
Because the imperative mood verb is “commanding” someone, the subject will be you (understood). John, stand up, please. = John, (you) stand up, please. Regular Verbs Imperative Mood 2nd person singular = present stem of the verb voco vocare = voca - (you) call moneo monere = mone - (you) warn 2nd peson plural = present stem of the verb + te voco vocare = vocate - (you) call moneo monere = monete - (you) warn (Pages 59 – 60)
Irregular Verb Imperative Mood sum esse - be 2nd person singular = es - (you) be 2nd person plural = este - (you) be
Negative Command English = Don’t + verb Don’t fight. Don’t = do not = (you) do not wish or (you) be unwilling Don’t fight = (you) do not wish to fight (you) be unwilling to fight to fight = present active infinitive 2nd principal part of the verb pugno pugnare fight to fight = pugnare Don’t = 2nd person singular = noli 2nd person plural = nolite
Negative command Don’t fight = 2nd person singular = noli pugnare 2nd person plural = nolite pugnare Examples (Verb = stand = sto stare) Stand, boys and girls. Don’t stand, boys and girls. (you stand),boys and girls. (you) do not wishto stand, boys and girls. Verb Noun Conj. Noun VerbInfin.Noun Conj. Noun 2nd Pl. Dir. Add. 2nd. Pl. Pres. Dir. Add. Pres. Vocative Pres. Act. Vocative Act. Mas. Fem. Act. Compl. Mas. Fem. Imperative Pl. Imperative Pl. State, pueri et puellae. Nolite stare, pueri et puellae.
Complementary Infinitive Completes the meaning of the verb. (Compliment vs. Complement) The men wish to plow the field. Noun Verb Infin. Noun Subject 3rd. Pl. Pres. Dir. Obj. Nom. Pres. Act. Acc. Mas. Act. Compl. Mas. Pl. Indic. Sing. Viri agrum arare desiderant. man = vir viri m. wish = desidero desiderare plow = aro arare field = ager agri m.