1. Lesson 19 Part 1 Verb Conjugations
April 3-4, 2013

2. Conjugations! Verbs are divided into families called conjugations.
The infinitive (-re) helps tell you which conjugation/family the verb belongs to.
There are 4 main conjugations and 1 sub-conjugation.

3. 1st Conjugation
1st conjugation verbs have –are for their infinitive ending.
Their principal parts follow a set pattern:
o, -are, -avi, -atus
amo, amare, amavi, amatus
voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatus 1

4. 2nd Conjugation 2 Their first ending is always –eo.
2nd conjugation verbs always have –ēre for their infinitive ending.
Their last two endings vary.
doceo, docēre, docui, doctus
habeo, habēre, habui, habitus 2

5. 3 3rd Conjugation Their first ending is always –o.
3rd conjugation verbs always have –ere for their infinitive ending.
Their last two parts often have very different spellings than the first two.
rego, regere, rexi, rectus
pono, ponere, posui, positus 3

6. Sub-group: 3rd –io Conjugation
Their first ending is always –io.
3rd conjugation –io verbs always have –ere for their infinitive ending.
Their last two parts often have very different spellings than the first two.
capio, capere, cepi, captus
3-io

7. 4 4th Conjugation Their first ending is always –io.
4th conjugation verbs always have –ire for their infinitive ending.
munio, munire, munivi, munitus
venio, venire, vēni, venturus 4

8. Things To Take Away With You…
1st conjugation: -O, -ARE
2nd conjugation: -EO, -ĒRE
3rd conjugation: -O, -ERE
3rd –io conjugation: -IO, -ERE
4th conjugation: -IO, -IRE

9. Time To Practice! Tell Which Conjugation Each Verb Belongs To…
veto, vetare
rego, regere
moneo, monēre
audio, audire
facio, facere
narro, narrare
1st
3rd
2nd
4th
3rd –io