Transcript Latin verbs

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
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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
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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
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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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