praesum, praeesse, praefui, praefuturus:
Verb · 5th conjugation · variant: 1st · Compounds of “to be”
- Frequency:
- Frequent
be in charge/control/head (of) (w/DAT); take the lead (in); be present (at);
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | praesum | praesumus |
| 2 | praees | praeestis |
| 3 | praeest | praesunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | praeesse |
| active | future | praefore |
| active | perfect | praefuisse |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | praees | praeeste |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | praeesto | praeestote |
| 3 | praeesto | praesunto |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | praefutus | praefuti |
| Gen. | praefuti | praefutorum |
| Dat. | praefuto | — |
| Acc. | praefutum | praefutos |
| Voc. | praefute | praefuti |
| Abl. | praefuto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | praefuta | praefutae |
| Gen. | praefutae | praefutarum |
| Dat. | praefutae | — |
| Acc. | praefutam | praefutas |
| Voc. | praefuta | praefutae |
| Abl. | praefuta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | praefutum | praefuta |
| Gen. | praefuti | praefutorum |
| Dat. | praefuto | — |
| Acc. | praefutum | praefuta |
| Voc. | praefutum | praefuta |
| Abl. | praefuto | — |
Supines
accusative: praefutum; ablative: praefutu
Examples
- L
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...indicium difficilem ianuam: nescit durissimum esse ostium carceris. Praesume animo multa tibi esse patienda: numquis se hieme algere..." - P
Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...immunda tota perungue manu. Neve domi praesume dapes, sed desine citra Quam capis; es paulo quam potes esse..." - P
Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...valida manu ac, ni supplicium in malos praesumant, usurum promisca caede. eas Caecina aquiliferis signiferisque et quod maxime..."