Important verb things to remember

Question 1

glue letter(s) 1st conjugation present

Answer 1

a

Question 2

glue letter(s) 2nd conjugation present

Answer 2

e

Question 3

glue letter(s) 1st conjugation imperfect

Answer 3

a

Question 4

glue letter(s) 1st conjugation perfect

Answer 4

a

Question 5

glue letter(s) 2nd conjugation imperfect

Answer 5

e

Question 6

glue letter(s) 2nd conjugation perfect

Answer 6

There isn’t one!

Question 7

glue letter(s) 3rd conjugation present

Answer 7

Depends - a consonant I think + i

Question 8

glue letter(s) 3rd conjugation imperfect

Answer 8

Depends - a consonant I think + e

Question 9

glue letter(s) 3rd conjugation perfect

Answer 9

Nothing!

Question 10

glue letter(s) 4th conjugation present

Answer 10

i

Question 11

glue letter(s) 4th conjugation imperfect

Answer 11

ie

Question 12

glue letter(s) 4th conjugation perfect

Answer 12

i

Question 13

Two of the four conjugations have a glue letter in the first person singular present. Which?

Answer 13

Second, eg “habeo” (not “habo”) and fourth, eg “audio”, not “audo”

Question 14

Two of the four conjugations do not have a glue letter in the perfect tense. Which?

Answer 14

Second, eg “docui” (not “doceui”), and third, eg “traxi” (not “trahxi”)

Question 15

Something unusual happens in the present tense of the 3rd conjugation. What is it?

Answer 15

In the they form, the ending is not ‘int’ but ‘unt’, eg “trahunt”, not “trahint”.

Question 16

Something unusual happens in the present tense of the 4th conjugation. What is it?

Answer 16

In the they form, an extra u is added before the ‘nt’, so it is ‘iunt’ not ‘int’, eg “audiunt” not “audint”

Question 17

Two of the four conjugations have an extra ‘e’ before the ‘ba’ in the imperfect tense. Which?

Answer 17

Third, eg “trahebam” (not “trahbam”), and fourth, eg “audiebam” (not “audibam”).