2. Forming the Future Perfect: Step 1 Forming the future perfect tense in Latin is just as easy as the pluperfect! Just follow these very familiar steps : 1. Find the perfect stem. The perfect stem is found by looking at the third principal part of the verb and removing the –i. Example: amo, amare, amavi, amatus perfect stem=amav-
3. Forming the Future Perfect: Step 2 Add the letters “eri” to the perfect stem. Example: amaveri-
4. Forming the Future Perfect: Step 3 Add the personal endings. (Use –o for 1st person, singular.) -0, -s, -t, -mus, -tis, -nt
7. Translation of the Future Perfect Always translate the future perfect with the words, “will have.” Examples: amo, amare, amavi, amatus amavero= I will have loved moneo, monere, monui, monitus monuerit= he will have warned capio, capere, cepi, captus ceperimus= we will have captured
8. Future Perfect of sum and possum Although sum and possum are irregular verbs, the future perfect is still formed just as any other regular verb would be.