Participles of a Regular Verb

consumo

consumere

consumpsi

consumptus

Present Active

consumens

eating

Perfect Passive

consumptus

having been eaten

Future Active

consumpturus

about to eat

Future Passive (Gerundive)

consumendus

(needing) to be eaten

 

Participles of a Deponent Verb

conor

conari

conatus sum

Present Active

conans

trying

Perfect Active

conatus

having tried

Future Active

conaturus

about to try

Future Passive (Gerundive)

conandus

(needing) to be tried

 

Note that the tense and voice of all the participles agree except in perfect. Only deponent verbs can have perfect active participles. Likewise, deponent verbs--although passive in form--have only one form actually passive in meaning, the future passive participle, a.k.a. the gerundive.