Verb endings - present tense

Verb endings - present tense

In Latin, the ending on a verb tells you who is doing the verb.

Multiple Select

Chant these Latin first, then English, top to bottom, column by column. Like this: https://youtu.be/YGkqXbhNAw8

Check them off after you've tried it yourself a few times!

Here are some examples with the verb "vocō" = I call

Since it's a 1st conjugation verb, there will be an "a" that appears before the other endings...

vocās = you call or you are calling

by the way...helping verbs are optional!

vocant = they call or they are calling

Multiple Choice

Which one means "he is calling" or "she is calling" or "it is calling?"

• vocō

• vocās

• vocat

• vocāmus

Multiple Choice

Which one means "you are calling?"

• vocō

• vocās

• vocat

• vocāmus

Multiple Choice

Which one means "we call?"

• vocō

• vocās

• vocat

• vocāmus

Multiple Choice

Which ending is on the plural side of the chant?

• vocō

• vocās

• vocat

• vocāmus

Multiple Choice

Which ending is in the 2nd person row of the chant? (2nd person is used when talking to someone directly)

• vocō

• vocās

• vocat

• vocāmus

Multiple Choice

Which ending is in the 1st person row of the chant? (1st person is used when speaking from your own point of view)

• vocō

• vocās

• vocat

• vocātis

Fill in the Blanks

How would you translate spectant, if spectō means I watch or I look at? (answer in lower case)

Keep practicing the chant until you have it memorized really well!

Demonstration:

https://youtu.be/YGkqXbhNAw8