1. 3rd Conjugation

2. Identifying Conjugation
paro parare paravi paratum 1st
habeo habere habui habitum 2nd
mitto mittere misi missum 3rd
iacio iacere ieci iactum 3IO
audio audire audivi auditum 4th
One must look at the first two principal parts to determine conjugation.

3. Present Tense 1. Use the 1st principal part
mitto mittere misi missum 3rd
Singular Plural
1st mitto
2nd
3rd
The first principal part of the verb IS the
1st person singular present active indicative

4. Present Tense 2. Find the present stem
mitto mittere misi missum 3rd Singular Plural
1st mitto mitte-
2nd mitte- mitte-
3rd mitte- mitte-
The present stem comes from the 2nd principal part without the –re ending.

5. Present Tense 3. Vowel change
mitto mittere misi missum 3rd Singular Plural
1st mitto mitti-
2nd mitti- mitti-
3rd mitti- mittu-
WATCH OUT!!!!
3rd conjugation verbs have a vowel change

6. Present Tense 4. Add personal endings
mitto mittere misi missum 3rd Singular Plural
1st mitto I send mittimus we send
2nd mittis you send mittitis you send
3rd mittit he sends mittunt they send
Add personal endings. The endings indicate the subject of the verb.

7. Imperfect tense: regular verbs 1. Find the verb stem
mitto mittere misi missum 3rd Singular Plural
1st mitte- mitte-
2nd mitte- mitte-
3rd mitte- mitte-
The present stem comes from the 2nd principal part without the –re ending.

8. Imperfect tense 2. Add tense indicator
mitto mittere misi missum 3rd Singular Plural
1st mitteba mitteba
2nd mitteba mitteba
3rd mitteba mitteba
This is the same tense indicator we used for 1st and 2nd conjugation verbs!!

9. Imperfect tense 3. Add personal endings
mitto mittere misi missum 3rd
Singular Plural
1st mittebam mittebamus
2nd mittebas mittebatis
3rd mittebat mittebant
1st person singular can translate any of five ways:
I was sending
I used to send
I kept on sending
I began to send
I sent

10. Future tense 1. Find the verb stem Tense
mitto mittere misi missum 3rd Singular Plural
1st mitte- mitte-
2nd mitte- mitte-
3rd mitte- mitte-
The present stem comes from the 2nd principal part without the –re ending.

11. Future tense 2. Add tense indicator
mitto mittere misi missum 3rd Singular Plural
1st mitta- mitte-
2nd mitte- mitte-
3rd mitte- mitte-
There is no tense indicator, except another vowel change in first person singular!!!

12. Future tense 3. Add personal endings
mitto mittere misi missum 3rd Singular Plural
1st mittam mittemus
2nd mittes mittetis
3rd mittet mittent
English translation:
I will send we will send
you will send you will send
he will send they will send