Imperfect Active Subjunctive Song (He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands)
The imperfect subjunctive takes the present stem,
Adds -re and the endings, so the active ends
With -rem, -rēs, -ret, -rēmus, -rētis, -rent,
And works with verbs of the historical tense!
Amārem, amārēs, amāret, Amārēmus, amārētis, amārent;
When they were loving: cum amārent.
-rem, -rēs, -ret, -rēmus, -rētis, -rent!
The imperfect subjunctive takes the present stem,
Adds -re and the endings, so the active ends
With -rem, -rēs, -ret, -rēmus, -rētis, -rent,
And works with verbs of the historical tense!
Monērem, monērēs, monēret, Monērēmus, monērētis, monērent; When they were warning: cum monērent.
-rem, -rēs, -ret, -rēmus, -rētis, -rent!
The imperfect subjunctive takes the present stem,
Adds -re and the endings, so the active ends
With -rem, -rēs, -ret, -rēmus, -rētis, -rent,
And works with verbs of the historical tense!
Legerem, legerēs, legeret, Legerēmus, legerētis, legerent; When they were reading: cum legerent.
-rem, -rēs, -ret, -rēmus, -rētis, -rent!
The imperfect subjunctive takes the present stem,
Adds -re and the endings, so the active ends
With -rem, -rēs, -ret, -rēmus, -rētis, -rent,
And works with verbs of the historical tense!
Caperem, caperēs, caperet,
Caperēmus, caperētis, caperent;
When they were catching: cum caperent.
-rem, -rēs, -ret, -rēmus, -rētis, -rent!
The imperfect subjunctive takes the present stem,
Adds -re and the endings, so the active ends
With -rem, -rēs, -ret, -rēmus, -rētis, -rent,
And works with verbs of the historical tense!
Audīrem, audīrēs, audīret, Audīrēmus, audīrētis, audīrent; When they were hearing: cum audīrent.
-rem, -rēs, -ret, -rēmus, -rētis, -rent!
The imperfect subjunctive takes the present stem,
Adds -re and the endings, so the active ends
With -rem, -rēs, -ret, -rēmus, -rētis, -rent,
And works with verbs of the historical tense!