3rd Conjugation Verbs Latin 8 2015-2016
3rd Conjugation Verbs
Latin 8 2015-2016
3rd Conjugation Verbs
How can we tell what conjugation a verb is?
Verbs are sorted into conjugations by their 2nd principal part:
FLASHBACK!
1st 2nd 3rd 3rd -io 4th
-āre -ēre -ere -ere -īre
3rd Conjugation Verbs
These verbs are the most prevalent in the Latin language.
agō, agere mittō, mitteredicō, dicere
ponō, ponere faciō, facere?
Incomplete Action: The Present System
Imperfect Tense Present Tense Future Tense
I was leading
I lead / I am leading
I will lead/ I will be leading
...and still leading!
...and I am still leading!
...and I will continue leading!
ducō, ducere
Present System for 3rd Conjugation Verbs
Step 1: Find the present stem
ducō, ducere, duxī, ductus
Present stem: duce- Note the short -e!
And now, a brief tale about...
Present Tense: The Little -e
The short -e is pronounced like the i in “little.”
Because of its short length, it becomes an i in the present tense:
Pres. Singular Plural
1st ducō ducimus
2nd ducis ducitis
3rd ducit ducunt
Does the vowel pattern look familiar?
Imperfect Tense: Daddy -ēThe -e of the present stem lengthens to -ē
To show imperfect, use the infix -ba-:
Impf. Singular Plural
1st ducēbam ducēbāmus
2nd ducēbās ducēbātis
3rd ducēbat ducēbant
Future Tense: Grown up -ēThe -e of the present stem lengthens to -ē
To show future, do NOT use bo/bi/bu! Instead, use the “ham/eggs endings:
Fut. Singular Plural
1st ducam ducēmus
2nd ducēs ducētis
3rd ducet ducent
Pres. Singular Plural
1st ducō ducimus2nd ducis ducitis3rd ducit ducuntImpf. Singular Plural
1st ducēbam ducēbāmus2nd ducēbās ducēbātis3rd ducēbat ducēbantFut. Singular Plural
1st ducam ducēmus2nd ducēs ducētis3rd ducet ducent
Worksheet 11: 3rd Conjugation Verbs
Latin 8 2011-2012
Pres. Singular Plural
1st mittō mittimus
2nd mittis mittitis
3rd mittit mittunt
Impf. Singular Plural
1st mittēbam mittēbamus
2nd mittēbas mittēbatis
3rd mittēbat mittēbant
Fut. Singular Plural
1st mittam mittēmus
2nd mittēs mittētis
3rd mittet mittent
Pres. Singular Plural
1st scribō scribimus
2nd scribis scribitis
3rd scribit scribunt
Impf. Singular Plural
1st scribēbam scribēbamus
2nd scribēbas scribēbatis
3rd scribēbat scribēbant
Fut. Singular Plural
1st scribam scribēmus
2nd scribēs scribētis
3rd scribet scribent
Pres. Singular Plural
1st vivō vivimus
2nd vivis vivitis
3rd vivit vivunt
Impf. Singular Plural
1st vivēbam vivēbamus
2nd vivēbas vivēbatis
3rd vivēbat vivēbant
Fut. Singular Plural
1st vivam vivēmus
2nd vivēs vivētis
3rd vivet vivent
Pres. Singular Plural
1st legō legimus
2nd legis legitis
3rd legit legunt
Impf. Singular Plural
1st legēbam legēbamus
2nd legēbas legēbatis
3rd legēbat legēbant
Fut. Singular Plural
1st legam legēmus
2nd legēs legētis
3rd leget legent
Pres. Singular Plural
1st dicō dicimus
2nd dicis dicitis
3rd dicit dicunt
Impf. Singular Plural
1st dicēbam dicēbamus
2nd dicēbas dicēbatis
3rd dicēbat dicēbant
Fut. Singular Plural
1st dicam dicēmus
2nd dicēs dicētis
3rd dicet dicent
3rd -io VerbsIn order to qualify:
1. Must be 3rd conjugation:
-2nd principal part: -ere
2. 1st principal part ends in -io
capiō, capere, cepi, captus“Little -e’s got a new friend : -i”
(Where there’s an -e, there’s an -ie)
Pres. Singular Plural
1st capiō capimus
2nd capis capitis
3rd capit capiunt
Impf. Singular Plural
1st capiēbam capiēbamus
2nd capiēbas capiēbatis
3rd capiēbat capiēbant
Fut. Singular Plural
1st capiam capiēmus
2nd capiēs capiētis
3rd capiet capient