Latin Present Tense

Latin Verbs in the Present Tense

Multiple Choice

A verb is:

• a word that describes an action or state of being

• a person, place, or thing

• a word that describes a noun

• a word that describes how a verb happens

Dictionary Entries

amo, amare, amavi, amatus- to love

1st principal part- 1st person singular present active- I love
2nd principal part- infinitive (present stem)- to love
3rd principal part- 1st person singular perfect active (perfect active stem)- I loved
4th principal part- perfect passive participle (perfect passive stem)- having been loved

Multiple Choice

Which principal part contains the present stem?

• 1st principal part

• 2nd principal part

• 3rd principal part

• 4th principal part

Latin Verbs

Conjugations

Latin verbs are grouped by the sign of the conjugation in their infinitive (2nd principal part) form. These groups are called conjugations .There are 4 in Latin.
The sign of the first is –a, the second is ē, the third is -e, the fourth is –i.

1st: amo, amare, amavi, amatus

2nd: moneo, monēre, monui, monitus

3rd: ago, agere, egi, actus

4th: audio, audire, audivi, auditus

There is also an in-between conjugation called the 3rd-io.  It has the sign of the 3rd conjugation, but conjugates like the 4th conjugation.  You can recognize these pesky verbs because they end in io in the 1st principal part, but have e as the sign of the conjugation.
There is always an exception!

3rd-io Conjguation

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Options (20)

amo, amare to love

habito, habitare to live

porto, portare to carry

maneo, manēre to remain

video, vidēre to see

caveo, cavēre to be cautious

terreo, terrēre to frighten

faveo, favēre to favor

ago, agere to do

mitto, mittere to send

cogo, cogere to compel

rego, regere to rule

traho, trahere to pull

audio, audire to hear

venio, venire to come

sentio, sentire to feel

munio, munire- to build

invenio, invenire to find

volo, volare to fly

narro, narrare to tell

Match the dictionary entry to its conjugation:

1st Conjugation

2nd Conjugation

3rd Conjugation

4th Conjugation

Forming the Present Tense

Step 1

To form the Present Tense of all verbs, follow these steps:

1. Find the present stem by removing the -are, -ēre, ere, ire

   from the infinitive (2nd principal part).

Multiple Choice

The present stem of duco, ducere, duxi, ductus- to lead is:

• duc

• duce

• dux

• duct

Forming the Present Tense

Step 2

Then add these vowels to the stem, depending on its conjugation (except in 1st person singular):

1st a

2nd ē

3rd i except for 3rd person plural u

3rd-io i except for 3rd person plural iu

4th i except for 3rd person plural iu

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Options (20)

amo, amare to love

habito, habitare to live

porto, portare to carry

maneo, manēre to remain

video, vidēre to see

caveo, cavēre to be cautious

terreo, terrēre to frighten

faveo, favēre to favor

ago, agere to do

mitto, mittere to send

cogo, cogere to compel

rego, regere to rule

traho, trahere to pull

audio, audire to hear

venio, venire to come

sentio, sentire to feel

munio, munire- to build

invenio, invenire to find

volo, volare to fly

narro, narrare to tell

Match the dictionary entry to vowel you will add to the stem:

a

ē

i then u

i then iu

Forming the Present Tense

Step 3

3. Then add the present, active personal endings:

Singular Plural

1st person o- I mus- We

2nd person s- You tis- You (all)

3rd person t- He/She/It nt- They

4. Remember that in the Present Tense, the 1st person singular is the 1st principal part.

Match

Match the personal ending to the subject used to translate it:

• o

• s

• t

• mus

• nt

I

you

he/she/it

we

they

• I

• you

• he/she/it

• we

• they