Conjugation of stāre in Latin
stāreto standirregular
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | stō | |
| tū | stās | |
| is/ea/id | stat | |
| nōs | stāmus | |
| vōs | stātis | |
| eī/eae/ea | stant |
Imperfectum
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | stābam | |
| tū | stābās | |
| is/ea/id | stābat | |
| nōs | stābāmus | |
| vōs | stābātis | |
| eī/eae/ea | stābant |
Futūrum Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | stābō | |
| tū | stābis | |
| is/ea/id | stābit | |
| nōs | stābimus | |
| vōs | stābitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | stābunt |
Perfectumpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | stetī | |
| tū | stetistī | |
| is/ea/id | stetit | |
| nōs | stetimus | |
| vōs | stetistis | |
| eī/eae/ea | stetērunt |
Common mistakes in the Perfectum
- ego
stāvīstetīLearners often regularize the perfect like amāre → amāvī; stāre has an irregular perfect stem (stet-), so the correct form is stetī.
Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | steteram | |
| tū | steterās | |
| is/ea/id | steterat | |
| nōs | steterāmus | |
| vōs | steterātis | |
| eī/eae/ea | steterant |
Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect
Actions that will be finished by a future point.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | steterō | |
| tū | steteris | |
| is/ea/id | steterit | |
| nōs | steterimus | |
| vōs | steteritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | steterint |
Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | stem | |
| tū | stēs | |
| is/ea/id | stet | |
| nōs | stēmus | |
| vōs | stētis | |
| eī/eae/ea | stent |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Praesēns
- is/ea/id
statstetThe subjunctive uses the thematic vowel -e- for 1st conjugation (like amem), so the 3rd singular subjunctive is stet, not the indicative stat.
Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | stārem | |
| tū | stārēs | |
| is/ea/id | stāret | |
| nōs | stārēmus | |
| vōs | stārētis | |
| eī/eae/ea | stārent |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Imperfectum
- tū
stesstārēsThe imperfect subjunctive is built on the full infinitive (stāre) + personal endings (stārēs), not by mixing present-subjunctive endings.
Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive
Completed hypothetical actions.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | steterim | |
| tū | steteris | |
| is/ea/id | steterit | |
| nōs | steterimus | |
| vōs | steteritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | steterint |
Imperātīvusimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tū | stā | |
| vōs | stāte |
Common mistakes in the Imperātīvus
- vōs
stetestāteThe correct 2nd plural imperative preserves the long ā: stāte. Writing 'stete' confuses vowel quantity and is incorrect for this verb.
stāre — frequently asked questions
Is stāre a regular verb?
No — stāre is an irregular Latin verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does stāre mean?
stāre is a Latin verb meaning "to stand".