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The notes on verbs that will change your lives FOREVER!. Three key words. Infinitive Conjugation Principal Parts. Infinitives. A form of a Latin verb that ends in –re In English an infinitive is translated as “to verb” Examples: numerare = to count, decidere = to fall down.
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Three key words • Infinitive • Conjugation • Principal Parts
Infinitives • A form of a Latin verb that ends in –re • In English an infinitive is translated as “to verb” • Examples: numerare = to count, decidere = to fall down
Conjugation • Conjugation is the new declension • REMEMBER – Declension = Nouns, Conjugation = Verbs • We can tell the conjugation of a verb from its Present Infinitive • The letter that comes before the –re is our clue • Latin has 4 conjugations • 1st conjugation, -are • 2nd conjugation, -ēre • 3rd conjugation, -ere • 4th conjugation, -ire • Let’s try to identify some verbs from Stage 13
Principal Parts • Every Latin verb has principal parts • Think of the parts like our assistant principals. Each one has a slightly different job. • First principal part is the 1st person singular present tense verb form • Second principal part is the present infinitive • Third principal part is the 1st person singular perfect verb form