Conjugating a Third Conjugation Verb

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Conjugating a Third Conjugation Verb

• duco ducere duxi ductus

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All About Verbs Each verb has 4 principal parts
duco
ducere
duxi
ductus
First Person Singular Present ActiveI love
Present active Infinitive To love
First Person SingularPerfect ActiveI have loved

Perfect Passive ParticipleHaving been loved
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Finding the Present Stem
Find the second principal part of the verb.
ducere
duxi
ductus
duco
The present stem is the second principal part
re.
ducere
- re

duce
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Present Active Tense
In the present active tense change e on the
present stem to i and add the present active
endings. Present stem
Ducere re duce
duc
e
i




Singular
Plural
we
o
I
mus
First Person
Second Person
tis
you
s
you
he, she,it
Third Person
t
nt
they
Present Active Endings
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Present Active



I leadI am leadingI do lead
First Person
We leadWe are leadingWe do lead
duc
o
duci
mus
Second Person
You leadYou are leadingYou do leading
You leadYou are leadingYou do lead
duci
tis
duci
s
He leadsHe is leadingHe did lead
Third Person
They leadThey are leadingThey do lead
duci
t
ducu
nt
Nota Bene There is no i in the first person
singular and the e changes to u in the third
person plural.
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Present Passive Tense
In the present passtive tense change e on the
present stem to i and add the present active
endings. Present stem
Ducere re duce




Singular
Plural
First Person
mur
we
or
I
mini
you
Second Person
you
ris
he, she,it
ntur
they
Third Person
tur
Present Passive Endings
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Present Passive



I am led
We are led
First Person
duc
or
duci
mur
Second Person
You are led
duci
mini
duce
ris
You are led
He is led
They are led
Third Person
duci
tur
ducu
ntur
Nota Bene There is no i in the first person
singular,the e is retained in the second person
plural and the e changes to u in the third
person plural.
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Imperfect Tense
Present Stem
BA
Present Endings
Imperfect Active
Imperfect Passive












duce
ba
m
I led
duce
ba
r
I was led
duce
ba
s
You led
duce
ba
ris
You were led
He led
duce
ba
tur
He was led
duce
ba
t
We led
duce
ba
mur
We were led
duce
mus
ba
You led
duce
ba
mini
You were led
duce
ba
tis
They were led
They led
duce
ba
ntur
duce
ba
nt
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Future Tense
The sign of the future in the third declension is
e.
Imperfect Active
Imperfect Passive












duc
a
m
I will lead
duc
a
r
I will be led
duc
e
s
You will lead
duc
e
ris
You will be led
duc
e
tur
He will be led
duc
e
t
He will lead
duc
e
mur
We will be led
duc
mus
e
We will lead
duc
e
mini
You will be led
duc
e
tis
You will lead
They will be led
duc
e
ntur
duc
e
nt
They will lead
Nota Bene There is an a in the first person
singular
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Finding the Perfect Stem
Find the third principal part of the verb.
duxi
ducere
doctus
duco
The perfect stem is the second principal part i.
duxi
- i

dux
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Perfect Active Tense
The present active tense Present Stem Present
Active Endings




Singular
Plural
First Person
imus
we
i
I
istis
you
Second Person
you
isti
he, she,it
erunt
they
Third Person
it
Perfect Active Endings
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First Person
dux
i
dux
imus
I ledI have ledI did lead
We ledWe have ledWe did lead
You ledYou have ledYou did lead
Second Person
dux
istis
dux
You ledYou have ledYou did lead

isti
Third Person
dux
it
dux
erunt
They ledThey have ledThey did lead
He ledHe has ledHe did lead
Perfect Active
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Pluperfect Active Tense
Perfect Stem
era
Present Endings
Pluperfect Active






dux
era
m
I had led
dux
era
s
You had led
dux
era
t
He had led
dux
mus
era
We had led
You had led
dux
era
tis
dux
era
nt
They had led
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Future Perfect Active Tense
Perfect Stem
eri
Present Endings
Pluperfect Active






dux
er
o
I will have led
dux
eri
s
You will have led
dux
eri
t
He will have led
dux
mus
eri
We will have led
You will have led
dux
eri
tis
They will have led
dux
eri
nt
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Perfect Passive System
1. Uses the fourth principal part which is called
the perfect passive participle (PPP).
amo, amare, amavi, amatus. -a. -um 2. The
perfect passive participle (PPP) is a verbal
adjective and must agree with the subject of the
sentence. If the subject is puella
(feminine singular), the PPP will be ducta.
If the subject is puellae (feminine plural), the
PPP will be ductae. If the subject is vir
(masculine singular), the PPP will be ductus.
If the subject is viri (masculine plural), the
PPP will be ducti. If the subject is oppidum
(neuter singular), the PPP will be ductum.
If the subject is oppida (neuter plural), the PPP
will be ducta.
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Present Passive Tense
PPP
Present Tense of Sum
Perfect Passive






ductus a - um
sum
I have been led
ductus a - um
es
You have been led
ductus a -um
est
He have been led
ducti ae -a
sumus
We have been led
You have been led
ducti ae a
estis
They have been led
ducti ae -a
sunt
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Pluperfect Passive Tense
PPP
imperfect Tense of Sum
Pluperfect Passive






ductus a - um
eram
I had been led
ductus a - um
eras
You had been led
ductus a -um
erat
He had been led
ducti ae -a
eramus
We had been led
You had been led
ducti ae a
eratis
They had been led
ducti ae -a
erant
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Future Perfect Passive Tense
PPP
Future Tense of Sum
Future Perfect Passive Tense






ductus a - um
ero
I will have been led
ductus a - um
eris
You will have been led
ductus a -um
erit
He will have been led
ducti ae -a
erimus
We will have been led
You will have been led
ducti ae a
eritis
They will have been led
ducti ae -a
erunt
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The ______________ tense does not use the present
stem.
a. Future
b. Past Perfect
c. Imperfect
d. Present
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Legere is the ______________ principal part of
the word.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
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legisti can be translated _____________
a. You have chosen
b. You were chosen
c. You are chosen
d. You will choose
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Acta est can be translated _____________
a. She had been driven
b. She is driven
c. She has been driven
d. She will have been driven
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