1st conjugation verbs Flashcards
What is a verb?
- A verb is a word that describes an action.
- Verbs are often called ‘doing’ words.
- Examples of verbs: to work, to call, to pray, to be, to think.
What is meant by the term conjugations?
Latin verbs are divided into four groups, or conjugations. In each conjugation, the verbs share the same endings.
How can 1st conjugation verbs be recognised?
Their infinitives end in ‘-are’
e.g. dare - to give
How are 1st conjugation verbs conjugated?
- remove the -are from the infinitive to form a stem. e.g dare (to give); stem = d
- add the appropriate ending for the person. e.g. for the 1st person singular (I),
add -O; do (I give)
N.B
In English, the words ‘I’, ‘you’, ‘she’, ‘he’, ‘it’, ‘we’ or ‘they’ show who is doing the verb. In Latin, these words are usually unnecessary. damus means we give. A separate word for ‘we’ is not needed.
What is the 1st conjugation ending for the 1st person singular (I)?
-O
What is the 1st conjugation ending for the 2nd person singular (you)?
-AS
What is the 1st conjugation ending for 3rd person singular (he, she, it)?
-AT
What is the 1st conjugation ending for the 1st person plural (we)?
-AMUS
What is the 1st conjugation ending for the 2nd person plural (you)?
-ATIS
What is the 1st conjugation ending for the 3rd person plural (they)?
-ANT
Conjugate the verb dare - to give
(1st, 2nd, 3rd person, singular and plural)
- do (I give)
- das (you give)
- dat (he/she/it gives)
- damus (we give)
- datis (you give)
- dant (they give)
Conjugate the irregular verb esse - to be
(1st, 2nd, 3rd person, singular and plural)
- sum (I am)
- es (you are)
- est (he/she/it is)
- sumus (we are)
- estis (you are)
- sunt (they are)
How may a sentence be turned into a negative sentence?
Put non in front of the verb:
agricola laborat - The farmer works
agricola non laborat - The farmer does not work
