Conjugation of vocare in Latin
vocareto call, to summonregular
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | voco | |
| tū | vocas | |
| is/ea/id | vocat | |
| nōs | vocamus | |
| vōs | vocatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | vocant |
Imperfectum
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | vocabam | |
| tū | vocabas | |
| is/ea/id | vocabat | |
| nōs | vocabamus | |
| vōs | vocabatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | vocabant |
Futūrum Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | vocabo | |
| tū | vocabis | |
| is/ea/id | vocabit | |
| nōs | vocabimus | |
| vōs | vocabitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | vocabunt |
Common mistakes in the Futūrum I
- nōs
vocamusvocabimusDon't confuse the future with the present. Future 1st plural uses -bimus: 'vocabimus', not the present 'vocamus'.
Perfectumpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | vocavi | |
| tū | vocavisti | |
| is/ea/id | vocavit | |
| nōs | vocavimus | |
| vōs | vocavistis | |
| eī/eae/ea | vocaverunt |
Common mistakes in the Perfectum
- tū
vocastivocavistiThe perfect uses the perfect stem with -v-: correct is 'vocavisti', not 'vocasti'.
Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | vocaveram | |
| tū | vocaveras | |
| is/ea/id | vocaverat | |
| nōs | vocaveramus | |
| vōs | vocaveratis | |
| eī/eae/ea | vocaverant |
Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect
Actions that will be finished by a future point.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | vocavero | |
| tū | vocaveris | |
| is/ea/id | vocaverit | |
| nōs | vocaverimus | |
| vōs | vocaveritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | vocaverint |
Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | vocem | |
| tū | voces | |
| is/ea/id | vocet | |
| nōs | vocemus | |
| vōs | vocetis | |
| eī/eae/ea | vocent |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Praesēns
- ego
vocovocemLearners often use the indicative form 'voco' instead of the subjunctive vowel change; the correct form is 'vocem'.
Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | vocarem | |
| tū | vocares | |
| is/ea/id | vocaret | |
| nōs | vocaremus | |
| vōs | vocaretis | |
| eī/eae/ea | vocarent |
Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive
Completed hypothetical actions.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | vocaverim | |
| tū | vocaveris | |
| is/ea/id | vocaverit | |
| nōs | vocaverimus | |
| vōs | vocaveritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | vocaverint |
Imperātīvusimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tū | voca | |
| vōs | vocate |
Common mistakes in the Imperātīvus
- tū
vocarevocaThe infinitive is not the imperative. Use 'voca' for 2nd singular imperative, not 'vocare'.
vocare — frequently asked questions
Is vocare a regular verb?
Yes — vocare is a regular Latin verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does vocare mean?
vocare is a Latin verb meaning "to call, to summon".