1. Deciphering Verbs

2.   The ending on a verb tells us  Who did it!  and  When they did it!  As in English they have person and number…  1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd personals  Number…singular and plural Verb endings

3.   Tells us WHO  Sing Plural  O (I) mus (We)  S (You sing) tis (you pl)  T (he/she/it) nt (they) Personal Endings

4.   To form the present tense you simply add the personal ending to the present stem of the verb…What? How do you get that?  Take the 2 nd principal part of the verb, the infinitive and drop the re…  Example…amo, amare amavi, amatus  AMARE, DROP RE…AMA…  But be careful…notice the a is dropped for 1 st person sing…(also note that the first form of the verb is the present, 1 st person sing) So it’s given to you. Present tense

5.   Amare: are in the infinitive = ist conjugation  Amas  Amamus  Amant  Inhabito  Inhabimus  Portant  Portatis Try some!