Transcript Review- Verb Endings, Present Tense: 1st and 2nd Conjugations

Review- Verb Endings,
Present Tense:
3rd Conjugation
Latin II
Magister Henderson
Third Conjugation Verbs
• The third conjugation is the largest of Latin’s four
verb groups.
• The theme vowel of the third conjugation is “e”,
its infinitive form ends in “-ere”.
• However in most conjugated forms the “e”
changes to “i”, except for the third person plural,
which becomes “u”.
• There is a subclass of third conjugation verbs,
called third conjugation “-iō”, which we will
review with the fourth conjugation.
The Third Conjugation
ponō, ponere = to put
Singular
1st Person
ponō
= I put
2nd Person
ponis
3rd Person
ponit
Plural
ponimus
= we put
= you put
ponitis
= you put
= he / she puts
ponunt
= they put
As mentioned, third conjugation verbs change the
theme vowel “e” of the infinitive to “i” or “u”.
The theme vowel disappears before the first person
singular ending, just like in the first conjugation.
Third Conjugation Verbs
agō, agere = to do [agent]
ascendō, ascendere = to climb [ascend]
cadō, cadere = to fall [decadence]
currō, currere = to run [currency]
dicō, dicere = to say [dictionary]
discedō, discedere = to yield [cede]
ducō, ducere = to lead [deduce]
frangō, frangere = to break [fragment]
Third Conjugation Verbs
gerō, gerere = to wear [belligerent]
legō, legere = to read [legible]
mittō, mittere = to send [transmit]
pellō, pellere = to drive [repel]
petō, petere = to seek [petition]
ponō, ponere = to put [opponent]
scribō, scribere = to write [scribe]
sumō, sumere = to take up [assume]
Telling Them Apart
• Second conjugation verbs always have an “e” before the
“-ō” of the first principal part.
• Second conjugation verbs have a present infinitive that
ends with “–ēre”.
• Third conjugation verbs have a present infinitive that
ends with “-ere”.
1st Person Singular
Present Infinitive
2nd Conjugation
doceō
docēre
3rd Conjugation
ducō
ducere
Conjugation