1. Verb Synapses
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2. Identify the personal ending
1st singular – o/m
2nd singular – s
3rd singular – t
1st plural – mus
2nd plural – tis
3rd plural – nt
DON’T BE AFRAID TO COUNT ON YOUR FINGERS!

3. IDENTIFY THE CONJUGATION
Look at the 2nd principal part
ARE = 1st
ERE = 2nd (E is long)
ERE = 3rd (E is short)
IRE = 4th

4. Present Active Indicative
1st principal part
Add connecting letter based on conjugation
1st – A
2nd –E
3rd –I
4th – I
AlEx Is kIng

5. Imperfect Active Indicative
1st principal part (drop the –o)
Connecting vowel:
1st = A
2nd = E
3rd = E
4th = IE
ADD “BA” as tense indicator

6. Perfect Active Indicative
3rd Principal Part I
ISTI IT
IMUS
ISTIS
ERUNT

7. Pluperfect Active Indicative
3rd principal part (drop the “I”)
Add “ERA”
Add personal ending

8. Imperfect Active Subjunctive
2nd principal part
Add ending

9. Pluperfect Active Subjunctive
3rd principal part (drop the “I”)
Add “ISSE”
Add personal endings

10. IMPERATIVE SINGULAR PLURAL - 1st, 2nd, 4th conjugation add –TE
2nd principal part
Drop the “RE”
PLURAL
- 1st, 2nd, 4th conjugation add –TE
3rd conjugation make it “ITE”

11. INFINITIVE
2nd Principal Part

12. Present Active Participle
1st principal part (drop the “o”)
1st conjugation = A
2nd conjugation = E
3rd conjugation = E
4th conjugation = IE
ADD NS, NTIS

13. Perfect Passive Participle
4th principal part

14. Let’s Practice!
AGO AGERE EGI ACTUS
1ST PLURAL