Subjunctive imperfect

Subjunctive imperfect

Formation of the subjunctive imperfect is very simple: We add to the infitive the subjunctive endings: active voice : -m, -s, -t, -mus, -tis, -nt passive voice : -r, -ris, -tur, -mur, -mini, -ntur Examples : I conjugation: voco, vocare, vocant:
personsingularplural
1vocaremvocaremus
2vocaresvocaretis
3vocaretvocarent

II conjugation: video, videre, vident:
personsingularplural
1videremvideremus
2videresvideretis
3videretviderent

In the IV conjugation: venio, venire:
personsingularplural
1veniremveniremus
2veniresveniretis
3veniretvenirent

III conjugation, regular verbs:
personsingularplural
1mitteremmitteremus
2mitteresmitteretis
3mitteretmitterent

III conjugation:
personsingularplural
1faceremfaceremus
2faceresfaceretis
3faceretfacerent

The verb sum, esse :
personsingularplural
1essemessemus
2essesessetis
3essetessent

The other verbs are also regular : posse > possem, abesse > abessem, velle > vellem, nolle > nollem, malle > mallem, ire > irem, abire > abirem, ferre > ferrem. A sort of exception is fieri : fierem. The passive voice has regular passive endings :
personsingularplural
1vocarervocaremur
2vocarerisvocaremini
3vocareturvocarentur