Lesson 19 Part 1 Verb Conjugations

1. Lesson 19Part 1Verb Conjugations April 3-4, 2013

2. 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 sub-conjugation.

3. 1st Conjugation • 1st 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

4. 2nd Conjugation • Their first ending is always –eo. • 2nd conjugation verbs always have –ēre for their infinitive ending. • Their last two endings vary. • doceo, docēre, docui, doctus • habeo, habēre, habui, habitus 2

5. 3rd Conjugation • Their first ending is always –o. • 3rd 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

6. Sub-group: 3rd –io Conjugation • Their first ending is always –io. • 3rd 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

7. 4th Conjugation • Their first ending is always –io. • 4th conjugation verbs always have –ire for their infinitive ending. • munio, munire, munivi, munitus • venio, venire, vēni, venturus 4

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

9. Time To Practice!Tell Which Conjugation Each Verb Belongs To… • veto, vetare • rego, regere • moneo, monēre • audio, audire • facio, facere • narro, narrare • 1st • 3rd • 2nd • 4th • 3rd –io • 1st