Perfect System Active Voice The PERFECT tense expresses completed action in past time. The PERFECT STEM is found by removing the final -ī from the third principal part: AMĀVī. AMĀVĪ -Ī AMĀV- The perfect tense is formed by adding the perfect endings to the perfect stem. PERFECT TENSE Singular perfect endings perfect stem + ending 1st person -ī → amāvī I loved, - have loved, - did love 2nd person -istī → amāvistī you loved, - have loved, - did love 3rd person
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