Conjugation of amo in Latin
amoto loveregular
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | amo | |
| tū | amas | |
| is/ea/id | amat | |
| nōs | amamus | |
| vōs | amatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | amant |
Imperfectum
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | amabam | |
| tū | amabas | |
| is/ea/id | amabat | |
| nōs | amabamus | |
| vōs | amabatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | amabant |
Futūrum Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | amabo | |
| tū | amabis | |
| is/ea/id | amabit | |
| nōs | amabimus | |
| vōs | amabitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | amabunt |
Perfectumpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | amavi | |
| tū | amavisti | |
| is/ea/id | amavit | |
| nōs | amavimus | |
| vōs | amavistis | |
| eī/eae/ea | amaverunt |
Common mistakes in the Perfectum
- tū
amastiamavistiThe Latin 2nd singular perfect is '-visti' (amavisti), not '-asti' as in some Romance-language analogues.
Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | amaveram | |
| tū | amaveras | |
| is/ea/id | amaverat | |
| nōs | amaveramus | |
| vōs | amaveratis | |
| eī/eae/ea | amaverant |
Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect
Actions that will be finished by a future point.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | amavero | |
| tū | amaveris | |
| is/ea/id | amaverit | |
| nōs | amaverimus | |
| vōs | amaveritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | amaverint |
Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | amem | |
| tū | ames | |
| is/ea/id | amet | |
| nōs | amemus | |
| vōs | ametis | |
| eī/eae/ea | ament |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Praesēns
- ego
amoamemStudents often use the indicative form 'amo' instead of the present subjunctive 'amem' (use the -e- stem for 1st conj. subjunctive).
Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | amarem | |
| tū | amares | |
| is/ea/id | amaret | |
| nōs | amaremus | |
| vōs | amaretis | |
| eī/eae/ea | amarent |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Imperfectum
- ego
amabamamaremThe imperfect subjunctive is formed from the infinitive (amare) + personal endings (amarem), not the imperfect indicative 'amabam'.
Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive
Completed hypothetical actions.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | amaverim | |
| tū | amaveris | |
| is/ea/id | amaverit | |
| nōs | amaverimus | |
| vōs | amaveritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | amaverint |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Perfectum
- ego
amaviamaverimLearners sometimes use the perfect indicative 'amavi' instead of the perfect subjunctive 'amaverim' (subjunctive uses -erim/-eris/-erit...).
Imperātīvusimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tū | ama | |
| nōs | amemus | |
| vōs | amate |
Common mistakes in the Imperātīvus
- nōs
amemosamemusInfluence from Spanish/Portuguese leads to 'amemos'; Latin uses the hortatory subjunctive 'amemus' for 'let us love'.
amo — frequently asked questions
Is amo a regular verb?
Yes — amo is a regular Latin verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does amo mean?
amo is a Latin verb meaning "to love".