Conjugation of sileo in Latin
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | sileo | |
| tū | siles | |
| is/ea/id | silet | |
| nōs | silemus | |
| vōs | siletis | |
| eī/eae/ea | silent |
Common mistakes in the Praesēns
- eī/eae/ea
sileuntsilentSecond-conjugation verbs use -ent in the 3rd plural present (silent), not -unt.
Imperfectum
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | silebam | |
| tū | silebas | |
| is/ea/id | silebat | |
| nōs | silebamus | |
| vōs | silebatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | silebant |
Futūrum Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | silebo | |
| tū | silebis | |
| is/ea/id | silebit | |
| nōs | silebimus | |
| vōs | silebitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | silebunt |
Perfectumpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | silui | |
| tū | siluisti | |
| is/ea/id | siluit | |
| nōs | siluimus | |
| vōs | siluistis | |
| eī/eae/ea | siluerunt |
Common mistakes in the Perfectum
- ego
silivisiluiThe perfect of sileo is silui (from the stem silu-); it is not formed with -ivi as for many 3rd/4th-conjugation verbs.
Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | silueram | |
| tū | silueras | |
| is/ea/id | siluerat | |
| nōs | silueramus | |
| vōs | silueratis | |
| eī/eae/ea | siluerant |
Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect
Actions that will be finished by a future point.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | siluero | |
| tū | silueris | |
| is/ea/id | siluerit | |
| nōs | siluerimus | |
| vōs | silueritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | siluerint |
Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | sileam | |
| tū | sileas | |
| is/ea/id | sileat | |
| nōs | sileamus | |
| vōs | sileatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | sileant |
Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | silerem | |
| tū | sileres | |
| is/ea/id | sileret | |
| nōs | sileremus | |
| vōs | sileretis | |
| eī/eae/ea | silerent |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Imperfectum
- ego
silemsileremThe imperfect subjunctive is formed from the infinitive + personal endings: silerem, not 'silem' (which resembles the present subjunctive).
Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive
Completed hypothetical actions.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | siluerim | |
| tū | silueris | |
| is/ea/id | siluerit | |
| nōs | siluerimus | |
| vōs | silueritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | siluerint |
Imperātīvusimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tū | sile | |
| vōs | silete |
Common mistakes in the Imperātīvus
- tū
sileassileThe 2nd-person singular imperative is 'sile'. 'Sileas' is the present subjunctive, not the imperative.
sileo — frequently asked questions
Is sileo a regular verb?
Yes — sileo is a regular Latin verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does sileo mean?
sileo is a Latin verb meaning "to be silent; to be quiet".