Latin verbs

Verbs come in groups called conjugations.

• A conjugation is a group of verbs which share endings.

Present personal endings

-------o -----mus

-------s ------tis

-------t --------nt

Perfect personal endings

• -------I --------imus

• -------isti --------istis

• -------it --------erunt

1st conjugation

• Amo, amare, amavi=to love

• Present stem=ama re

• Prefect stem=amav i• e.g. Amant vs. amaverunt

2nd conjugation

• Video, videre, vidi= to see

• Present stem= vide • Perfect stem=vid

vident vs. viderunt

3rd conjugation

• Mitto, mittere, misi=to send

• Present stem=mitt

• Perfect stem=mis • mittunt vs. miserunt

3rd io conjugation• This verb must meet 2 requirements• 1.it must be a 3rd

• 2.it must contain an “IO” in 1st p.p.• Accipio, accipere, accepi=to receive,accept

• Present stem=accip • Perfect stem=accep • accipiunt vs. Acceperunt

Present tense for 3rd io

• Accipio accipimus

• Accipis accipitis

• Accipit accipiunt

4th conjugation

• Audio, audire, audivi=to hear

• Present stem=audi

• Perfect stem=audiv

• Audiunt vs. audiverunt

What do the verbs share?

Latin verbs

• Amo, amare, amavi=to love• Video, videre, vidi= to see• Mitto, mittere, misi=to send• Accipio, accipere, accepi=to receive,accept• Audio, audire, audivi=to hear

• All verbs end with “O” in the first principle part.

• All verbs end with “re” in the second principle part.

• All verbs end with “I” in the third principle part.

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