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 Blank

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 Blank

Where do we get the stem of any Latin verb?

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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