Chapter 1 Grammar Flashcards
The 6 forms of the verb “to love”
amo (I love)
amas (you love)
amat (he / she / it loves)
amamus (we love)
amatis (you love)
amant (they love)
All conjugations use the same personal
endings, -ō, -s, -t, -mus, -tis, -nt, and the same infinitive ending, -re.
Imperative singular for “love!”
ama
Imperative plural for “love!”
amate
What is a conjugation?
a group of verbs that form their tenses in the same way
What is the stem vowel of the first conjugation?
a
What is the stem vowel of the 2nd conjugation?
e
What is the stem vowel of the 4th conjugation?
i
What are the paradigm verbs used for the 5 conjugations in this class?
amare (1st)
monere (2nd)
mittere (3rd)
audire (4th)
capere (3rd i-stem)
Imperative of moneo (2nd conjugation)
mone (sing.)
monete (pl.)
Imperative of mitto (3rd conjugation)
mitte (sing.)
mittite (pl.)
Imperative of audio (4th conjugation)
audi (sing.)
audite (pl.)
Imperative of capio (3rd conjugation i-stem)
cape (sing.)
capite (pl.)
Always use the negative commands “noli” or “nolite” with . . .
the appropriate INFINITIVE (e.g. amere)
Differences in 3rd pl. for different conjugations
1st: ant
2nd: ent
3rd: unt
4th: iunt
3rd i-stem: iunt
What are the 4 moods of Latin verbs?
- indicative
- subjunctive
- imperative
- infinitive