Lesson 19 Part 2 3 rd conjugation verbs

Lesson 19 Part 2 3 rd conjugation verbs! (present tense) April 5 -9, 2013

Let’s Review: 3 rd Conjugation! • 3 rd conjugation verbs have –O, -ERE in their dictionary entry. • pono, ponere, posui, positus • mitto, mittere, misi, missus 3

Present Tense 3 rd Conjugation Verbs • 3 rd conjugation verbs have a little “trick” to make their present tense. • pono, ponere, posui, positus • Instead of dropping just the –RE to find the stem, go ahead and drop the –ERE instead! ponere – -ere = pon-

3 rd Conjugation Present Tense Endings Singular 1 st person -o I… 2 nd person 3 rd person Plural -imus we… -isyou… -itis y’all… -unt they… -it he/she/it…

e re: pono, pone put, place pono ponis ponit We’ve replaced the –e- before the –re with other ponimus vowels, -i and –u. ponitis ponunt

e re: pono, pone put, place e ! put! pone poniite! put! Singular imperative: Drop the –re. Plural imperative: Drop the –re, change -e- to –i-, then add -te.

Translate! (present tense practice) • • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Puella litteras mittit. Cibum in mensā (table) pono. Romani non cedunt. Serve, frumentum in carrum pone! Servi, aquam in casā ponite! Agricola carrum agit. Viri boni patriam defendunt.

Translate! (present tense practice) • 1. Puella litteras mittit. – The girl sends a letter(s). • 2. Cibum in mensā (table) pono. – I put the food on the table.

Translate! (present tense practice) • 3. Romani non cedunt. – The Romans do not yield. • 4. Serve, cibum in carrum pone! – Slave, put the grain into the cart!

Translate! (present tense practice) • 5. Servi, aquam ad casam ponite! – Slaves, carry water to the house! • 6. Agricola carrum agit. – The farmer drives a cart. • 7. Viri boni patriam defendunt. – Good men defend the/our fatherland.