Latin verbs
Verbs come in groups called conjugations.
A conjugation is a group of verbs which share endings.
Present personal endings -------o -----mus -------s ------tis -------t --------nt
Perfect personal endings -------I --------imus -------isti --------istis -------it --------erunt
1st conjugation Amo, amare, amavi=to love Present stem=ama re Prefect stem=amav i e.g. Amant vs. amaverunt
2nd conjugation Video, videre, vidi= to see Present stem= vide Perfect stem=vid vident vs. viderunt
3rd conjugation Mitto, mittere, misi=to send Present stem=mitt Perfect stem=mis mittunt vs. miserunt
3rd io conjugation This verb must meet 2 requirements 1.it must be a 3rd 2.it must contain an “IO” in 1st p.p. Accipio, accipere, accepi=to receive,accept Present stem=accip Perfect stem=accep accipiunt vs. Acceperunt
Present tense for 3rd io Accipio accipimus Accipis accipitis Accipit accipiunt
4th conjugation Audio, audire, audivi=to hear Present stem=audi Perfect stem=audiv Audiunt vs. audiverunt
What do the verbs share?
Latin verbs Amo, amare, amavi=to love Video, videre, vidi= to see Mitto, mittere, misi=to send Accipio, accipere, accepi=to receive,accept Audio, audire, audivi=to hear
All verbs end with “O” in the first principle part. All verbs end with “re” in the second principle part. All verbs end with “I” in the third principle part.
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