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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______ _____; _____ ____ _______