S2 Week 9 Grammar

Question 1

What are the principal parts of the 3rd conjugation?

Answer 1

Trick question - there is no general rule so they must be memorized from the vocabularies.

Question 2

For 3rd conjugation verbs, what is always the ending of the present infinitive active (2nd princpal part)?

Answer 2

-ere

Question 3

How can you tell the difference between second and third conjugation verbs?

Answer 3

-ēre (long ē)

-ere (short e)

Question 4

What are the third conjugation present tense endings?

Rule 166

Answer 4

-ō
-is
-it

-imus
-itis
-unt

Question 5

What. are the third conjugation imperfect tense endings?

Rule 169

Answer 5

-ēbam
-ēbās
-ēbat

-ēbāmus
-ēbātis
-ēbant