THIRD CONJUGATION
VERB
Latin : spern-o, spernere, sprev-i, spret-um 
English : 
despise/scorn
|  | ACTIVE |  | PASSIVE |  | 
|  | INDICATIVE | SUBJUNCTIVE | INDICATIVE | SUBJUNCTIVE | 
|  | PRESENT |  |  |  | 
1.sg | sperno | spernam | spernor | spernar | 
| 2.sg | spernis | spernas | sperneris | spernáris | 
| 3.sg | spernit | spernat | spernitur | spernátur | 
| 1.pl | spernimus | spernámus | spernimur | spernámur | 
| 2.pl | spernitis | spernátis | spernímini | spernámini | 
| 3.pl | spernunt | spernant | spernúntur | spernántur | 
|  | IMPERFECT |  |  |  | 
| 1.sg | spernébam | spernerem | spernébar | spernerer | 
| 2.sg | spernébas | sperneres | spernebáris | sperneréris | 
| 3.sg | spernébat | sperneret | spernebátur | spernerétur | 
| 1.pl | spernebámus | spernerémus | spernebámur | spernerémur | 
| 2.pl | spernebátis | spernerétis | spernebámini | spernerémini | 
| 3.pl | spernébant | spernerent | spernebántur | sperneréntur | 
|  | FUTURE |  |  |  | 
| 1.sg | spernam |  | spernar |  | 
| 2.sg | spernes |  | spernéris |  | 
| 3.sg | spernet |  | spernétur |  | 
| 1.pl | spernémus |  | spernémur |  | 
| 2.pl | spernétis |  | spernémini |  | 
| 3.pl | spernent |  | spernéntur |  | 
|  | PERFECT |  |  |  | 
1.sg | sprevi | spreverim | spretus -a -um sum | spretus -a -um sim | | 2.sg | sprevísti | spreveris | spretus -a -um es | spretus -a -um sis | 
| 3.sg | sprevit | spreverit | spretus -a -um est | spretus -a -um sit | 
| 1.pl | sprevimus | spreverímus | spreti -ae -a sumus | spreti -ae -a simus | 
| 2.pl | sprevístis | spreverítis | spreti -ae -a estis | spreti -ae -a sitis | 
| 3.pl | sprevérunt | spreverint | spreti -ae -a sunt | spreti -ae -a sint | 
|  | PLUPERFECT |  |  |  | 
| 1.sg | spreveram | sprevíssem | spretus -a -um eram | spretus -a -um essem | 
| 2.sg | spreveras | sprevísses | spretus -a -um eras | spretus -a -um esses | 
| 3.sg | spreverat | sprevísset | spretus -a -um erat | spretus -a -um esset | 
| 1.pl | spreverámus | sprevissémus | spreti -ae -a eramus | spreti -ae -a essemus | 
| 2.pl | spreverátis | sprevissétis | spreti -ae -a eratis | spreti -ae -a essetis | 
| 3.pl | spreverant | sprevíssent | spreti -ae -a erant | spreti -ae -a essent | 
|  | FUTURE PERFECT |  |  |  | 
| 1.sg | sprevero |  | spretus -a -um ero |  | 
| 2.sg | spreveris |  | spretus -a -um eris |  | 
| 3.sg | spreverit |  | spretus -a -um erit |  | 
| 1.pl | sprevérimus |  | spreti -ae -a erimus |  | 
| 2.pl | sprevéritis |  | spreti -ae -a eritis |  | 
| 3.pl | spreverint |  | spreti -ae -a erunt |  | 
|  | ACTIVE | ACTIVE | PASSIVE | 
|  | IMPERATIVE | INFINITIVE | INFINITIVE | 
| present | sperne,  spernite | spernere | sperni | 
| perfect |  | sprevísse | spretus -a -um esse | 
| future |  | spretúrus -a -um esse |  | 
|  | PARTICIPLE | PARTICIPLE |  |  | GERUND | SUPINE | 
|  | ACTIVE | PASSIVE |  | Gen. | spernéndi |  | 
| present | spernens, (-tis) |  |  | Dat. | spernéndo |  | 
| perfect |  | spretus -a -um |  | Acc. | spernéndum | spretum | 
| future | spretúrus -a -um | spernéndus -a -um |  | Abl. | spernéndo | spretu | 
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The present webpage is compiled for an introductory Latin course at the Chinese University of Hong Kong by Dr. Louis Ha.
Copyright: Louis Ha, 2003.
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