Latin A1: Veni, vidi, vici: the perfect · Phrases

The perfect tells what happened and is finished. Its endings are -i, -isti, -it, -imus, -istis, -erunt. Verbs in -are add -v-: amavi, amavisti, amavit. Many common verbs are irregular: sum → fui, video → vidi, venio → veni, vinco → vici, dico → dixi.

• heri — yesterday
• amavi — I loved
• fui — I was
• vidi — I saw
• veni — I came
• vici — I conquered
• dixi — I said
• cena — dinner

• Veni, vidi, vici. — I came, I saw, I conquered.
• Quid heri fecisti? — What did you do yesterday?
• Heri in foro fui. — Yesterday I was in the forum.
• Alea iacta est. — The die is cast.