Stage 4 Grammar Verbs TERMS Conjugation a group

Stage 4 Grammar - Verbs TERMS: Conjugation – a group of verbs Tense – the time the action occurs i. e. present, past, future Person – the perspective/subject of the verb Number – singular / plural as it refers to the verb’s ending

Mood – a verb form that indicates the speaker’s/subject’s attitude toward what is being done/said. 1. Indicative Mood – indicates a statement/fact e. g. Caecilius quaerit forum. 2. Imperative Mood – indicates a command e. g. quaere forum! NOTA BENE: The Vocative Case for Latin nouns is used with the imperative mood. e. g. serve, quaere forum! (The vocative case endings are used to show a noun is being directly addressed/called. )

Declension Chart - updated CASE NAME 1 st Declen. Sing. 1 st Declen. Plural 2 nd Declen Sing. 2 nd Declen Plural 3 rd Declen Sing. 3 rd Declen Plural NOM (subj) -a -ae -us, -ius, -er, -ir -ī ∞ -ēs ACC (dir. Obj. ) -am -ās -um -ōs -em -ēs ABL. -ā (prep. phrase -īs -ō -īs -e -ibus VOC (direct Add. ) -ae -e, -ī -er, -ir -ī ∞ -ēs -a

Practice! DIRECTIONS: Identify the mood of each sentence. Then translate each. 1. Marcus vocat canem (in viā. ) _______ 2. Caeciliī, capi mercatorem!_______ 3. veniō (ad atrium) et salutō amīcum. _____ DIRECTIONS: Identify the case of each underlined noun in the sentences. 1. Marcus vocat canem (in viā. ) 2. Caeciliī, capi mercatorem! DIRECTIONS: Translate each verb. 1. quaeris - ______ 2. quaerit - _____ 3. quaerō - ______ 4. quaere! - _____