Conjugation of capio in Latin
capioto take; to captureirregular
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | capio | |
| tū | capis | |
| is/ea/id | capit | |
| nōs | capimus | |
| vōs | capitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | capiunt |
Common mistakes in the Praesēns
- eī/eae/ea
capuntcapiuntLearners sometimes drop the stem vowel 'i' in the 3rd plural of -io verbs; the correct form keeps it: 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 formed from the third principal part (cepi), not from the present stem; do not add -v- as in some regular verbs.
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
capiremcaperemThe imperfect subjunctive is formed from the infinitive (capere + personal endings) → caperem, not from the present stem (capire...).
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
- tū
capiocapeThe imperative singular is 'cape' (command), not the 1st-person present 'capio'.
capio — frequently asked questions
Is capio a regular verb?
No — capio is an irregular Latin verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does capio mean?
capio is a Latin verb meaning "to take; to capture".