Latin conjugation of 'amare' and a note on the legion
Active conjugation of amo in pen, with a red-chalk note that a legion holds 6063 men
The pen grid gives the full active voice of amare: present amo, as, at, mus, tis, ant; imperfect amabam; perfect amavi; pluperfect amaveram; future amabo; then the imperative ama / amato and the subjunctive tenses amarem, amavissem, amen, amaverim, amavero, ending with the infinitives amare, amavisse and amatum ire. Below, in red chalk, is a factual memorandum that a legion contains 6063 persons. The page pairs grammar practice with a jotted antiquarian fact.
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Active paradigm of amare
The table conjugates the active amare through all tenses: present (amo, amas, amat, amamus, amatis, amant), imperfect (amabam...), perfect (amavi...), pluperfect (amaveram...), future (amabo...), the imperative (ama, amato), the subjunctive tenses (amarem, amavissem, amem, amaverim, amavero) and the infinitives amare, amavisse and amatum ire.
A legion contains 6063 persons
A short red-chalk memorandum records that a Roman legion contains 6063 persons - a numeric fact jotted apart from the grammar exercise.