C ONJUGATING V ERBS

D EFINITIONS - C ONJUGATION a group of verbs sharing similar endings 1 st Conjugation 2 nd Conjugation 3 rd Conjugation 4 th Conjugation portaresedērevenderedormire vocarehabērecoquerevenire laudarevidērescribereaudire

D EFINITIONS - C ONJUGATE to list all the forms of a verb SingularPlural 1 st Personsedeosedemus 2 nd Personsedessedetis 3 rd personsedetsedent

D EFINITIONS - I NFINITIVE the “to do” form of a verb salutare = to greet venire = to come sedēre = to sit bibere = to drink esse = to be

W HAT CONJUGATION ? the infinitive tells the conjugation to which a verb belongs 1 st Conj = are  portare = to carry 2 nd Conj = ēre  vid ēre = to see 3 rd Conj = ere  scribere = to write 4 th Conj = ire  audire = to hear

W HAT L INKING V OWEL ? the infinitive/conjugation tells the linking vowel required for present tense 1 st Conj = are  a 2 nd Conj = ēre  e 3 rd Conj = ere  i 4 th Conj = ire  i

H OW TO CONJUGATE : chop off the infinitive ending, add the linking vowel, then add the personal endings. The personal endings are: SingularPlural 1 st Person omus 2 nd Person stis 3 rd person tnt

H OW TO CONJUGATE RIDĒRE : chop off the –ēre  rid- Add the linking vowel  ride- Add the personal endings  SingularPlural 1 st Person rideoridemus 2 nd Person ridesridetis 3 rd person ridetrident

S PECIAL R ULES : O swallows linking vowel in 1 st and 3 rd conjugation. Ex: conjugate laudare SingularPlural 1 st Person laudolaudamus 2 nd Person laudaslaudatis 3 rd person laudatlaudant

S PECIAL R ULES : -int becomes -unt in 3 rd conjugation -int becomes -iunt in 4 th conjugation Ex: conjugate audire SingularPlural 1 st Person audioaudimus 2 nd Person audisauditis 3 rd person auditaudiunt