Grammar Flashcards
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1st Conjugation Verbs
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- This class of verbs has an ‘ā’ as its thematic vowel
- Future formed with ‘bi’ + personal endings
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2nd Conjugation Verbs
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- This class of verbs has an ‘ē’ as its thematic vowel (note the long mark)
- Future formed with ‘bi’ + personal ending
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3rd Conjugation Verbs
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- This class of verbs has an ‘e’ as its thematic vowel (note the absence of a long mark)
- Thematic vowel changes to ‘i’ in present tense
- Future tense built by lengthening thematic vowel ‘e’ (agit = ‘he leads’ vs. aget = ‘he will lead’)
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4th Conjugation Verbs
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- This class of verbs has an ‘ī’ as its thematic vowel
- Future formed by adding an ‘e’ to the thematic vowel
5
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1st Principal Part
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1st person, singular, present, active, indicative
(e.g. amō)
6
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2nd Principal Part
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Present Active Infinitive
(e.g. amāre)
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3rd Principal Part
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1st Person, Singular, Perfect, Active, Indicative
(e.g. amāvī)
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4th Principal Part
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Nominative, Singular, Masculine, Perfect Passive Participal
(e.g. amātus)
9
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Perfect Passive Participal
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- Comes from the 4th Principal Part
- Uses 1st/2nd Declension Endings
- Can always be translated “having been verbed”
- Can be part of a perfect passive verb with a form of the verb ‘esse’
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Present Active Participal
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- Formed from the 2nd Principal Part
- Add ‘nt’ and a third declension ending to the present stem
- Nominative singular formed by adding ‘ns’ to the present stem
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