Transcript 3RD CONJUNGATION OF VERBS

PRESENT TENSE
ACTIVE/PASSIVE VOICES
INFINITIVES
IDENTIFICATION
 Remember, we always identify the conjugation to
which a verb belongs by looking at the final three
letters on the 2nd principal part (active/infinitive).
 1st- -āre
 2nd- ēre
 3rd- ere
Identify the conjugation…
 Dēcernō, dēcernere – to determine
 Līberō, līberāre- to free
 Debeō, debēre- to ought, owe
 Dīcō, dīcere- to say/speak
 Nāvigō, nāvigāre- to sail
 Habeō, habēre- to have/hold
 Petō, petere- to ask, seek
 Intellegō, intellegere- to understand
Linking vowels
 Remember, the order of the conjugations correlates to
the order of the linking vowels which are used in the
alphabet.
 E.g. 1st conjugation = 1st vowel of the alphabet = “a”
 E.g. 2nd conjugation= 2nd vowel of the alphabet = “e”
 Ergo, we can conclude that the linking vowel for 3rd
conjugation verbs is an__________.
 “i”
Exceptions
 There are three places where the linking vowel changes
when conjugating a 3rd conjugation verb.
 Present/Active
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In the 3rd person/plurual, the “i” changes to a “u”
 Present/Passive
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In the 2nd person/singular the “i” changes to an “e”
In the 3rd person/plurual, the “i” changes to a “u”
Present/Active
dico, dicere, dixi, dictum- to say/speak
Singular
Plural
1st
dicō
dicimus
2nd
dicis
dicitis
3rd
dicit
dicunt
Present/Passive
dico, dicere, dixi, dictum- to say/speak
Singular
Plural
1st
dicōr
dicimur
2nd
diceris
dicimini
3rd
dicitur
dicuntur