Present Tense. Am.
_Sing._
Sum, I am, Vir, a man,
Es, Thou art, Stultus, a fool,
Est, He is, Latro, a thief.
_Plu._
Sumus, We are, Patricii, gentlemen,
Estis, Ye are, Plebeii, snobs,
Sunt, They are, Errones, vagabonds.
We would proceed in this way with Sum, but that we are afraid of being
tire-_sum_.