Lesson 19 Part 1 Verb Conjugations Latin I

Lesson 19 Part 1 Verb Conjugations Latin I May 4 -9, 2014

Conjugations! • Verbs are divided into families called conjugations. • The infinitive (-re) helps tell you which conjugation/family the verb belongs to. • There are 4 main conjugations and 1 subconjugation.

1 st Conjugation • 1 st conjugation verbs have –are for their infinitive ending. • Their principal parts follow a set pattern: – o, -are, -avi, -atus – amo, amare, amavi, amatus – voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatus 1

2 nd Conjugation • Their first ending is always –eo. • 2 nd conjugation verbs always have –ēre for their infinitive ending. • Their last two endings vary. – doceo, docēre, docui, doctus – habeo, habēre, habui, habitus 2

3 rd Conjugation • Their first ending is always –o. • 3 rd conjugation verbs always have –ere for their infinitive ending. • Their last two parts often have very different spellings than the first two. – rego, regere, rexi, rectus – pono, ponere, posui, positus 3

Sub-group: 3 rd –io Conjugation • Their first ending is always –io. • 3 rd conjugation –io verbs always have –ere for their infinitive ending. • Their last two parts often have very different spellings than the first two. – capio, capere, cepi, captus 3 -io

4 th Conjugation • Their first ending is always –io. • 4 th conjugation verbs always have –ire for their infinitive ending. – munio, munire, munivi, munitus – venio, venire, vēni, venturus 4

Things To Take Away With You… • • • 1 st conjugation: -O, -ARE 2 nd conjugation: -EO, -ĒRE 3 rd conjugation: -O, -ERE 3 rd –io conjugation: -IO, -ERE 4 th conjugation: -IO, -IRE

Practicing Conjugations! • • • doceo, docēre porto, portare lego, legere audio, audire facio, facere • • • 2 nd 1 st 3 rd 4 th 3 rd -io

Your Turn! • Turn to page 522 in the textbook. • VERBS are listed with 4 parts. • The glossary abbreviates some endings: – porto, -are, -avi, -atus – mitto, -ere, misi, missus – FIND 1 EXAMPLE OF EACH TYPE OF CONJUGATION WE TALKED ABOUT: 1 ST, 2 ND, 3 RD –IO, 4 TH – Must be “new” words – Write it on your little paper---put your name on it!