1st
Conjugating Verbs
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
ION UGAT CONJ
SINGULAR 1ST PERSON 2ND PERSON 3RD PERSON
amō I love amās you love amat he, she, it loves PLURAL
1ST PERSON 2ND PERSON 3RD PERSON
amāmus amātis amant
we love you love they love
in the present tense
Latin verbs change their endings to show five things: number (singular or plural) person (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) tense (present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, or future perfect) mood (indicative, subjective, or imperative) and voice (active or passive)
Whew! You can learn all of that information from the ending of the verb. Here’s how it works:
STEP 1: EVERY VERB HAS 4 PRINCIPLE PARTS - The 1st principle part is the 1st person singular form of the verb in the present tense. “Amo” means “I love.” You’ll use the 1st and 2nd principal parts in the present tense conjugation. The 1st Conjugation always has “-āre” at the end of the 2nd principle part. Drop that ending to find the stem for the remaining forms of the present tense. You can ignore the 3rd and 4th principle parts in the present tense.
3rd 4th e l p i c n 4 pri amō, amāre, amāvī, amātum parts 1st
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2nd
1ST PERSON, SINGULAR, PRESENT, INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INFINITIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE PASSIVE
STEP 2: EVERY CONJUGATION HAS A CONJUGATION IDENTIFIER - The 1st conjugation is the “a” conjugation. You use the letter “a” as a connector between the stem and the ending for everything except the 1st person singular present form. STEP 3: ADD THE ENDING - The person/number identifiers are the same for every verb: “s”-2nd singular, “t” - 3rd singular, “mus” - 1st plural, “tis” - 2nd plural, “nt” - 3rd plural. Add them to the stem and the conjugation sign, and you’ve built your verb!
3rd Person Plural:
am STEP 1: VERB STEM
+
a +
STEP 2: CONJUGATION IDENTIFIER
nt STEP 3: PERSONAL ENDING
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= amant CONJUGATED VERB
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1st CONJUGATION
orō,
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
orāre, PRESENT INFINITIVE ACTIVE
orāvī, PERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
orātus PERFECT PARTICIPLE PASSIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
Singular 1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
orō
or I pray, I am praying, I do pray
__ pray, __ am praying,__ do pray
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
orās
orā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
orat
ora
you pray, you are praying, you do pray
he, she, it prays; he, she, it is praying
1ST PERSON
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 2ND PERSON
___ pray, ___ are praying, ___ do pray
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 3RD PERSON
___, ___, ___ prays; ___, ___, ___ is praying
___, ___, ___ _____; ___, ___, ___ __ _______
Plural 1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
orāmus
orā
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
orātis
orā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
orant
ora
we pray, we are praying, we do pray
you pray, you are praying, you do pray
they pray, they are praying, they do pray
___ pray, ___ are praying, ___ do pray
___ pray, ___ are praying, ___ do pray
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1ST PERSON
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 2ND PERSON
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 3RD PERSON
______ _____; _____ ____ _______
1st CONJUGATION
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laudō, laudāre, laudāvī, laudātus PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INFINITIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE PASSIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
Singular 1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
laudō
laud
I praise, I am praising, I do praise
1ST PERSON
__ praise, __ am praising,__ do praise
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
laudās
laudā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
laudat
lauda
you praise, you are praising, you do praise
he, she, it praises; he, she, it is praising
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 2ND PERSON
___ praise, ___ are praising, ___ do praise
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 3RD PERSON
___, ___, ___ praises; ___, ___, ___ is praising
___, ___, ___ _____; ___, ___, ___ __ _______
Plural 1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
laudāmus
laudā
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
laudātis
laudā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
laudant
lauda
we praise, we are praising, we do praise
you praise, you are praising, you do praise
they praise, they are praising, they do praise
___ praise, ___ are praising, ___ do praise
___ praise, ___ are praising, ___ do praise
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1ST PERSON
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 2ND PERSON
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 3RD PERSON
______ _____; _____ ____ _______
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1st CONJUGATION
vocō, vocāre, vocāvī, vocātus PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INFINITIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE PASSIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
Singular 1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
vocō
voc
I call, I am calling, I do call
1ST PERSON
__ call, __ am calling,__ do call
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
vocās
vocā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
vocat
voca
you call, you are calling, you do call
he, she, it calls; he, she, it is calling
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 2ND PERSON
___ call, ___ are calling, ___ do call
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 3RD PERSON
___, ___, ___ calls; ___, ___, ___ is calling
___, ___, ___ _____; ___, ___, ___ __ _______
Plural 1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
vocāmus
vocā
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
vocātis
vocā
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
vocant
voca
we call, we are calling, we do call
you call, you are calling, you do call
they call, they are calling, they do call
___ call, ___ are calling, ___ do call
___ call, ___ are calling, ___ do call
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1ST PERSON
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 2ND PERSON
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 3RD PERSON
______ _____; _____ ____ _______
1st CONJUGATION
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parō, parāre, parāvī, parātus
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INFINITIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE PASSIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
Singular 1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
parō
par
I prepare, I am preparing, I do prepare
1ST PERSON
__ prepare, __ am preparing,__ do prepare
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
parās
parā
___ prepare, ___ are preparing, ___ do prepare
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
parat
para
you prepare, you are preparing, you do prepare
he, she, it prepares; he, she, it is preparing
2ND PERSON
___, ___, ___ prepares; ___, ___, ___ is preparing
___, ___, ___ _____; ___, ___, ___ __ _______
Plural 1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
parāmus
parā
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
parātis
parā
___ prepare, ___ are preparing, ___ do prepare
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
parant
para
we prepare, we are preparing, we do prepare
you prepare, you are preparing, you do prepare
they prepare, they are preparing, they do prepare
___ prepare, ___ are preparing, ___ do prepare
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1ST PERSON
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 2ND PERSON
______ _____; _____ ____ _______
1st CONJUGATION
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explōrō, explōrāre, explōravī, explōrātus PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INFINITIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE PASSIVE
PRESENT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
Singular 1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
explōrō
explōr
I find out, I am finding out, I do find out
1ST PERSON
__ find out, __ am finding out,__ do find out
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
explōrās
explōrā
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______ 2ND PERSON
___ find out, ___ are finding out, ___ do find out
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
explōrat
explōra
you find out, you are finding out, you do find out
he, she, it finds out; he, she, it is finding out
___, ___, ___ finds out; ___, ___, ___ is finding out
___, ___, ___ _____; ___, ___, ___ __ _______
Plural 1ST PERSON
1ST PERSON
explōrāmus
explōrā
1ST PERSON
___ find out, ___ are finding out, ___ do find out
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
2ND PERSON
explōrātis
explōrā
___ find out, ___ are finding out, ___ do find out
__ _________, __ ___ ________, __ __ _______
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
3RD PERSON
explōrant
explōra
we find out, we are finding out, we do find out
you find out, you are finding out, you do find out
they find out, they are finding out, they do find out
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