Latin Third Conjugation Ø-stem Paradigm

Principal parts for ferre, to carry, bear

fero, ferre, tuli, latus.

Infinitives

Present Perfect Future
Active Voice ferre tulisse laturus esse
Passive Voice ferri latus esse latum iri

Participles

Present Perfect Future
Active Voice ferens ----- laturus
Passive Voice ----- latus ferendus

Indicative Mood

Active Voice

Present Tense Imperfect Tense Future Tense
Singular Plural
1 fero ferimus
2 fers fertis
3 fert ferunt
Singular Plural
1 ferebam ferebamus
2 ferebas ferebatis
3 ferebat ferebant
Singular Plural
1 feram feremus
2 feres feretis
3 feret ferent
Perfect Tense Pluperfect Tense Future Perfect Tense
Singular Plural
1 tuli tulimus
2 tulisti tulistis
3 tulit tulerunt
Singular Plural
1 tuleram tuleramus
2 tuleras tuleratis
3 tulerat tulerant
Singular Plural
1 tulero tulerimus
2 tuleris tuleritis
3 tulerit tulerint

Passive Voice

Present Tense Imperfect Tense Future Tense
Singular Plural
1 feror ferimur
2 ferris ferimini
3 fertur feruntur
Singular Plural
1 ferebar ferebamur
2 ferebaris ferebamini
3 ferebatur ferebantur
Singular Plural
1 ferar feremur
2 fereris feremini
3 feretur ferentur

The perfect passives of ferre are formed from the passive participle and the present, past or future tense of esse.

Perfect passive: latus sum
Pluperfect passive: latus eram
Future perfect passive: latus ero

The ending -unt in the perfect active (3 pl) and the ending -is in the present, past and future passive (2 sing) are sometimes contracted to -e.

Subjunctive Mood

Active Voice

Present Tense Imperfect Tense
Singular Plural
1 feram feramus
2 feras feratis
3 ferat ferant
Singular Plural
1 ferrem ferremus
2 ferres ferretis
3 ferret ferrent
Perfect Tense Pluperfect Tense
Singular Plural
1 tulerim tulerimus
2 tuleris tuleritis
3 tulerit tulerint
Singular Plural
1 tulissem tulissemus
2 tulisses tulissetis
3 tulisset tulissent

Passive Voice

Present Tense Imperfect Tense
Singular Plural
1 ferar feramur
2 feraris feramini
3 feratur ferantur
Singular Plural
1 ferrer ferremur
2 ferreris ferremini
3 ferretur ferrentur

The perfect passive subjunctives of ferre are formed from the passive participle and the present or past subjunctive of esse.

Perfect passive subjunctive: latus sim
Pluperfect passive subjunctive: latus essem

The ending -is in the present and past passive subjunctive (2 sing) is sometimes contracted to -e.

Imperative Mood

Active Voice

Present Tense Future Tense
Singular Plural
2 fer ferte
3 ----- -----
Singular Plural
2 ferto fertote
3 ferto ferunto

Passive Voice

Present Tense Future Tense
Singular Plural
2 ferre ferimini
3 ----- -----
Singular Plural
2 fertor -----
3 fertor feruntor

Gerund and Supine

Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative
Gerund ferendi ferendo ferendum ferendo
Supine ----- ----- latum latu

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Last updated: Wed Aug 27 21:15:14 EDT 1997