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