Conjugation of spectāre in Latin
spectāreto watch, to look atregular
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectō | |
| tū | spectās | |
| is/ea/id | spectat | |
| nōs | spectāmus | |
| vōs | spectātis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectant |
Common mistakes in the Praesēns
- ego
spectospectōThe long vowel ā in the first conjugation theme is often omitted in writing, but the standard form is spectō with a long ō ending.
Imperfectum
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectābam | |
| tū | spectābās | |
| is/ea/id | spectābat | |
| nōs | spectābāmus | |
| vōs | spectābātis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectābant |
Futūrum Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectābō | |
| tū | spectābis | |
| is/ea/id | spectābit | |
| nōs | spectābimus | |
| vōs | spectābitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectābunt |
Perfectumpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectāvī | |
| tū | spectāvistī | |
| is/ea/id | spectāvit | |
| nōs | spectāvimus | |
| vōs | spectāvistis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectāvērunt |
Common mistakes in the Perfectum
- eī/eae/ea
spectaveruntspectāvēruntThis spelling is common without macrons; spectāvērunt is the same form with correct vowel length marks.
Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectāveram | |
| tū | spectāverās | |
| is/ea/id | spectāverat | |
| nōs | spectāverāmus | |
| vōs | spectāverātis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectāverant |
Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect
Actions that will be finished by a future point.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectāverō | |
| tū | spectāveris | |
| is/ea/id | spectāverit | |
| nōs | spectāverimus | |
| vōs | spectāveritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectāverint |
Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectem | |
| tū | spectēs | |
| is/ea/id | spectet | |
| nōs | spectēmus | |
| vōs | spectētis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectent |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Praesēns
- ego
spectatspectemThe present subjunctive of a first-conjugation verb uses -e- instead of -ā-. The correct form is spectem.
Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectārem | |
| tū | spectārēs | |
| is/ea/id | spectāret | |
| nōs | spectārēmus | |
| vōs | spectārētis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectārent |
Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive
Completed hypothetical actions.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectāverim | |
| tū | spectāverīs | |
| is/ea/id | spectāverit | |
| nōs | spectāverīmus | |
| vōs | spectāverītis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectāverint |
Imperātīvusimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tū | spectā | |
| nōs | spectēmus | |
| vōs | spectāte |
spectāre — frequently asked questions
Is spectāre a regular verb?
Yes — spectāre is a regular Latin verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does spectāre mean?
spectāre is a Latin verb meaning "to watch, to look at".