Deponent Verbs Chapter 37

The Essentials The verbs LOOK PASSIVE but TRANSLATE ACTIVELY LIKE A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING

Nuts and Bolts Deponents have THREE (3) PRINCIPAL PARTS: 1 ST PART: 1 ST SINGULAR PRESENT (conor – I try) 2 ND PART: PRESENT INFINITIVE (conari – to try) 3 RD PART: 1 ST SINGULAR PERFECT (conatus sum – I tried)

PERFECT PARTICIPLE THE PERFECT PARTICIPLE OF A DEPONENT VERB TRANSLATES ACTIVELY conatus – having tried regressus – having returned secutus – having followed

Deponents in All Four Conjugations Conjugation PresentInfinitivePerfectMeaning 1 st morormorari moratus sum to remain 2 nd vereorvereri veritus sum to fear 3 rd sequorsequi secutus sum to follow 3 rd -io ingredioringredi ingressus sum to enter 4 th experiorexperiri expertus sum to try, test

Forms -Imperatives 1st 2 nd 3 rd /3 rd - io 4 th Present Singular Imperativemorarevereresequere/ingredereexperire Present Plural Imperative moraminiveremini sequimini/ ingredimini experimini The singular imperative looks like an ACTIVE INFINITIVE (IF THE VERB HAD ONE) The plural imperative looks like THE SECOND PLURAL PRESENT FORM.

PRESENT TENSE 1 ST 2 nd 3 rd 3 rd -io 4th 1. moror 2. moraris 3. moratur vereorvererisveretursequorsequerissequituringredioringrederisingrediturexperiorexperirisexperitur 1. moramur 2. moramini 3. morantur veremurvereminiverentursequimursequiminisequunturingredimuringrediminiingrediunturexperimurexperiminiexperiuntur These forms are IDENTICAL to the PASSIVE FORMS FOR REGULAR VERBS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THESE ARE TRANSLATED ACTIVELY.

IMPERFECT TENSE The imperfect tense looks like the regular imperfect passive forms. -bar, -baris, -batur, -bamur,- bamini, -bantur Vowels before endings are also the same. 1 st (a), 2 nd (e), 3 rd (e), 3 rd -io (ie), 4 th (ie)

Future Tense 1 ST 2 nd 3 rd 3 rd -io 4th 1. morabor 2. moraberis 3. morabitur vereborvereberisVerebitursequarsequerissequeturingrediaringredierisingredieturexperiarexperierisexperietur 1. morabimur 2.morabimini 3. morabuntur verebimurverebiminiverebuntursequemursequeminisequenturingrediemuringredieminiingredienturexperiemurexperieminiexperientur

Perfect Tense 1. secutus, -a sum – I have followed 2. secutus,-a es – You have followed 3. secutus, -a, -um est – He/She/It has followed 1. secuti, -ae sumus – We have followed 2. secuti, -ae estis – You have followed 3. secuti, -ae, a sunt – They have followed

Pluperfect Tense 1. secutus, -a eram – I had followed 2. secutus,-a eras – You had followed 3. secutus, -a, -um erat – He/She/It had followed 1. secuti, -ae eramus – We had followed 2. secuti, -ae eratis – You had followed 3. secuti, -ae, a erant – They had followed

Future Perfect Tense 1. secutus, -a ero – I will have followed 2. secutus,-a eris – You will have followed 3. secutus, -a, -um erit – He/She/It will have followed He/She/It will have followed 1. secuti, -ae erimus – We will have followed 2. secuti, -ae eritis – You will have followed 3. secuti, -ae, a erunt – They will have followed

The Deponent Verbs (or, at least some of them) 1 st Conjugation: conor, conari, conatus sum – to try moror, morari, moratus sum – to delay, remain, stay 2 nd Conjugation: vereor, vereri, veritus sum – to fear, be afraid

More Deponents! 3 rd Conjugation: collabor, collabi, collapsus sum – to collapse consequor, consequi, consecutus sum – to overtake loquor, loqui, locutus sum – to speak, talk proficiscor, proficisci, profectus sum – to set out sequor, sequi, secutus sum – to follow

Even More Deponents!!!!!! 3 rd –io Conjugation: egredior, egredi, egressus sum – to go out, leave ingredior, ingredi, ingressus sum- to go in, enter regredior, regredi, regressus sum – to go back, return

ONE MORE!!!!!!!!! 4 TH CONJUGATION experior, experiri, expertus sum – to test, try