Conjugation of capere in Latin
capereto take, to seizeirregular
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | capio | |
| tū | capis | |
| is/ea/id | capit | |
| nōs | capimus | |
| vōs | capitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | capiunt |
Imperfectum
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | capiebam | |
| tū | capiebas | |
| is/ea/id | capiebat | |
| nōs | capiebamus | |
| vōs | capiebatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | capiebant |
Futūrum Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | capiam | |
| tū | capies | |
| is/ea/id | capiet | |
| nōs | capiemus | |
| vōs | capietis | |
| eī/eae/ea | capient |
Perfectumpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | cepi | |
| tū | cepisti | |
| is/ea/id | cepit | |
| nōs | cepimus | |
| vōs | cepistis | |
| eī/eae/ea | ceperunt |
Common mistakes in the Perfectum
- ego
capivicepiThe perfect is irregular with stem 'cep-'; the 1st singular perfect is 'cepi', not formed with a regular -v- (capivi).
Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | ceperam | |
| tū | ceperas | |
| is/ea/id | ceperat | |
| nōs | ceperamus | |
| vōs | ceperatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | ceperant |
Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect
Actions that will be finished by a future point.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | cepero | |
| tū | ceperis | |
| is/ea/id | ceperit | |
| nōs | ceperimus | |
| vōs | ceperitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | ceperint |
Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | capiam | |
| tū | capias | |
| is/ea/id | capiat | |
| nōs | capiamus | |
| vōs | capiatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | capiant |
Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | caperem | |
| tū | caperes | |
| is/ea/id | caperet | |
| nōs | caperemus | |
| vōs | caperetis | |
| eī/eae/ea | caperent |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Imperfectum
- ego
ceperemcaperemThe imperfect subjunctive is formed from the present infinitive (caper-): 'caperem'. Do not use the perfect stem 'ceper-'.
Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive
Completed hypothetical actions.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | ceperim | |
| tū | ceperis | |
| is/ea/id | ceperit | |
| nōs | ceperimus | |
| vōs | ceperitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | ceperint |
Imperātīvusimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tū | cape | |
| vōs | capite |
Common mistakes in the Imperātīvus
- vōs
capetecapiteThe 2nd plural imperative for this verb is 'capite' (from -ite), not 'capete'.
capere — frequently asked questions
Is capere a regular verb?
No — capere is an irregular Latin verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does capere mean?
capere is a Latin verb meaning "to take, to seize".