Conjugation of spectare in Latin
spectareto look at; to watch; to observeregular
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | specto | |
| tū | spectas | |
| is/ea/id | spectat | |
| nōs | spectamus | |
| vōs | spectatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectant |
Imperfectum
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectabam | |
| tū | spectabas | |
| is/ea/id | spectabat | |
| nōs | spectabamus | |
| vōs | spectabatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectabant |
Futūrum Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectabo | |
| tū | spectabis | |
| is/ea/id | spectabit | |
| nōs | spectabimus | |
| vōs | spectabitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectabunt |
Perfectumpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectavi | |
| tū | spectavisti | |
| is/ea/id | spectavit | |
| nōs | spectavimus | |
| vōs | spectavistis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectaverunt |
Common mistakes in the Perfectum
- eī/eae/ea
spectaverintspectaveruntspectaverint is a perfect subjunctive form; the perfect indicative 3rd plural is spectaverunt (use -erunt for indicative perfect).
Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectaveram | |
| tū | spectaveras | |
| is/ea/id | spectaverat | |
| nōs | spectaveramus | |
| vōs | spectaveratis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectaverant |
Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect
Actions that will be finished by a future point.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectavero | |
| tū | spectaveris | |
| is/ea/id | spectaverit | |
| nōs | spectaverimus | |
| vōs | spectaveritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectaverint |
Common mistakes in the Futūrum Perfectum
- eī/eae/ea
spectaveruntspectaverintThe future perfect 3rd plural ends in -erint (spectaverint), not the indicative perfect -erunt (spectaverunt).
Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectem | |
| tū | spectes | |
| is/ea/id | spectet | |
| nōs | spectemus | |
| vōs | spectetis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectent |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Praesēns
- ego
spectospectemConfusing the indicative present with the subjunctive; the correct 1st singular subjunctive is spectem.
Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectarem | |
| tū | spectares | |
| is/ea/id | spectaret | |
| nōs | spectaremus | |
| vōs | spectaretis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectarent |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Imperfectum
- ego
spectabamspectaremUsing the indicative imperfect instead of the subjunctive. The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the infinitive: spectarem.
Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive
Completed hypothetical actions.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spectaverim | |
| tū | spectaveris | |
| is/ea/id | spectaverit | |
| nōs | spectaverimus | |
| vōs | spectaveritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | spectaverint |
Imperātīvusimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tū | specta | |
| nōs | spectemus | |
| vōs | spectate |
Common mistakes in the Imperātīvus
- nōs
spectatespectemusFirst-person plural commands use the hortatory subjunctive (spectemus), not the 2nd-person plural imperative (spectate).
spectare — frequently asked questions
Is spectare a regular verb?
Yes — spectare is a regular Latin verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does spectare mean?
spectare is a Latin verb meaning "to look at; to watch; to observe".