modificabatis

Modificabatis is the second-person plural imperfect active indicative form of the Latin verb modificare, meaning to modify or alter. It denotes that you (plural) were modifying something in the past and is found in Classical Latin and in later Latin texts.

Morphology and form: The form is built from the stem modific-, the imperfect marker -aba-, and the second-person plural ending -tis, yielding modificabatis. This contrasts with present tense forms such as modificatis (you modify) and with other imperfect forms like modificabat (he/she/it was modifying) and modificabant (they were modifying).

Usage: Modificabatis appears in narrative and descriptive passages to express ongoing or habitual past action by a plural subject directed at an audience or group. Like other imperfect forms, it provides a background or context for actions that were in progress at a past time, rather than a completed modification.

Relation to related forms: Modificare, the verb class this form derives from, belongs to the first conjugation in Latin. Other related forms include the present modificatis, the imperfect modificabat, and the perfect modificavi, along with the participle modificatus. These forms together show the full range of aspect and tense combinations available for the verb in Latin grammar.

Notes: In modern discussions of Latin grammar, modificabatis is cited as a textbook example of the second-person plural imperfect active ending for a first-conjugation verb. Its interpretation depends on context, especially surrounding verbs and temporal clauses.