1st conjugation verbs in Latin

1st conjugation verbs in Latin

by P. Tavenner

building your verbs

Latin verbs have 4 principle parts

building your verbs

Latin verbs have 4 principle parts;

• the 2nd part is the infinitive

building your verbs

Latin verbs have 4 principle parts;

• the 2nd part is the infinitive

• ​the 2nd part gives you your present stem.

building your verbs in 5 steps

1. ​look up the verb in the dictionary

building your verbs in 5 steps

1. ​look up the verb in the dictionary

2. focus on the second part

building your verbs in 5 steps

1. ​look up the verb in the dictionary

2. focus on the second part

3. drop the -re ending

building your verbs in 5 steps

1. ​look up the verb in the dictionary

2. focus on the second part

3. drop the -re ending

4. this gives you the stem;

building your verbs in 5 steps

1. ​look up the verb in the dictionary

2. focus on the second part

3. drop the -re ending

4. this gives you the stem;

5. now add personal endings

building your verbs in 5 steps

1. ​look up the verb in the dictionary

2. focus on the second part

3. drop the -re ending

4. this gives you the stem;

5. now add personal endings

   1. the stem by itself is the command form of the verb​

personal endings

present endings;

• ​-o

• ​-s

• ​-t

• ​-mus

• ​-tis

• ​-nt

  • ​-re

personal endings

present endings;

• ​-o = I do it

• ​-s = you do it

• ​-t = he / she / it does it

• ​-mus = we do it

• ​-tis = you all do it

• ​-nt = they do it

  • ​-re = to do it (infinitive)

let's see just how this works . . .

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus
amā- = 1st conjugation (-ā-)

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

amāre is the 2nd principal part

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

amāre is the 2nd principal part

• drop the -re

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

amāre is the 2nd principal part

• drop the -re

• ama- is the stem

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

amāre is the 2nd principal part

• drop the -re

• ama- is the stem

• now add your endings

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

amāre is the 2nd principal part

• drop the -re

• ama- is the stem

• now add your endings

  ​​amo / ​amas / amat

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

amāre is the 2nd principal part

• drop the -re

• ama- is the stem

• now add your endings

• amo / ​amas / amat

  • I love / you love / she loves​

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

amāre is the 2nd principal part

• drop the -re

• ama- is the stem

• now add your endings

  ​​amo / ​amas / amat

  • I love / you love / she loves​

• ​amamus / amatis / amant

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

amāre is the 2nd principal part

• drop the -re

• ama- is the stem

• now add your endings

  ​​amo / ​amas / amat

  • I love / you love / she loves​

• ​amamus / amatis / amant

  • ​we love / you all love / they love

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

amāre is the 2nd principal part

• drop the -re

• ama- is the stem

• now add your endings

  ​​amo / ​amas / amat

  • I love / you love / she loves​

• ​amamus / amatis / amant

  • ​we love / you all love / they love

• ​ama = command = love!

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

amāre is the 2nd principal part

• drop the -re

• ama- is the stem

• now add your endings

  ​​amo / ​amas / amat

  • I love / you love / she loves​

• ​amamus / amatis / amant

  • ​we love / you all love / they love

• ​ama = command = love!

  • ​amāre = to love (infinitive) 2nd part

personal endings

remember;

• ​-o = I

• ​-s = you

• ​-t = he / she it

• ​​-mus = we

• ​-tis = you all

• ​-nt = they

• the stem of the verb = the command form​

• ​-re = to do (infinitive)

Multiple Choice

please translate spectat into English

• I watch

• you watch

• he watches

• to watch

• we watch

Multiple Choice

please translate you sail into Latin

• nāvigā

• nāvigāmus

• nāvigās

• nāvigant

• nāvigāre

Multiple Choice

please translate they fly into Latin

• volāre

• volō

• volant

• volāmus

• volātis

Multiple Choice

please translate nārrāre into English

• I tell

• you tell

• we tell

• they tell

• to tell

Multiple Choice

how do we say we fight in Latin

• pugnā

• pugnāre

• pugnātis

• pugnāmus

• pugnō

Fill in the Blanks

what is the stem vowel we look for in a 1st conjugation verb?

remember!

1. Latin verbs have 4 principal parts;

remember!

1. Latin verbs have 4 principal parts;

2. ​​look at the 2nd part in the dictionary

remember!

1. Latin verbs have 4 principal parts;

2. ​look at the 2nd part in the dictionary

3. drop the -re ending

remember!

1. Latin verbs have 4 principal parts;

2. ​look at the 2nd part in the dictionary

3. drop the -re ending

4. this gives you the stem

remember!

1. Latin verbs have 4 principal parts;

2. ​look at the 2nd part in the dictionary

3. drop the -re ending

4. this gives you the stem

5. now add personal endings

remember!

1. Latin verbs have 4 principal parts;

2. ​look at the 2nd part in the dictionary

3. drop the -re ending

4. this gives you the stem

5. now add personal endings

   1. -o / -s / -t for singular

remember!

1. Latin verbs have 4 principal parts;

2. ​look at the 2nd part in the dictionary

3. drop the -re ending

4. this gives you the stem

5. now add personal endings

   1. -o / -s / -t for singular

   2. ​-mus / -tis / -nt for plural​

remember!

1. Latin verbs have 4 principal parts;

2. ​look at the 2nd part in the dictionary

3. drop the -re ending

4. this gives you the stem

5. now add personal endings

   1. -o / -s / -t for singular

   2. ​-mus / -tis / -nt for plural

      1. the stem by itself is the command form of the verb

Fill in the Blanks

Where do we get the stem of any Latin verb?

Poll

How well do you know your 1st conjugations verb forms, stem and endings?

• Better than Caesar!

• Almost as well as magister

• I know most of them

• what's a verb?

• que tal, amigo?

consumatum est

this is the end