Conjugating a First Conjugation Verb

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Conjugating a First Conjugation Verb

• amo amare amavi amatus

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All About Verbs Each verb has 4 principal parts
amo
amare
amavi
amatus
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.
amare
amavi
amatus
amo
The present stem is the second principal part
re.
amare
- re

ama
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Present Active Tense
The present active tense Present Stem Present
Active Endings




Singular
Plural
First Person
mus
we
o
I
tis
you
Second Person
you
s
he, she,it
nt
they
Third Person
t
Present Active Endings
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I loveI am lovingI do love
First Person
We loveWe are lovingWe do love
Am
o
Ama
mus
Second Person
You loveYou are lovingYou do love
You loveYou are lovingYou do love
Ama
tis
Ama
s
He lovesHe is lovingHe does love
Third Person
They loveThey are lovingThey do love
Ama
t
Ama
nt
Present Active
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Present Passive Tense
The present passive tense Present Stem
Present Passive Endings




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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I am loved
First Person
We are loved
Am
or
Ama
mur
Second Person
You are loved
Ama
mini
Ama
ris
You are loved
He is loved
Third Person
They are loved
Ama
tur
Ama
ntur
Present Passive
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Imperfect Tense
Present Stem
BA
Present Endings
Imperfect Active
Imperfect Passive












Ama
ba
m
I was loving
Ama
ba
r
I was being loved
Ama
ba
s
You were loving
Ama
ba
ris
You were being loved
He was loving
He was being loved
Ama
ba
tur
Ama
ba
t
We were loving
Ama
ba
mur
We were being loved
Ama
mus
ba
You were loving
You were being loved
Ama
ba
mini
Ama
ba
tis
They were being loved
They were loving
Ama
ba
ntur
Ama
ba
nt
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Future Tense
Present Stem
Bi
Present Endings
Future Active
Future Passive












I will love
Ama
b
o
Ama
bo
r
I will be loved
Ama
bi
s
You will love
Ama
be
ris
You will be loved
He will love
Ama
bi
tur
He will be loved
Ama
bi
t
We will love
Ama
bi
mur
We will be loved
Ama
mus
bi
You will love
Ama
bi
mini
You will be loved
Ama
bi
tis
They will be loved
They will love
Ama
bu
ntur
Ama
bu
nt
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Finding the Perfect Stem
Find the third principal part of the verb.
amavi
amare
amatus
amo
The perfect stem is the third principal part i.
amavi
- i

amav
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Perfect Active Tense
The Perfect Active Tense Perfect Stem Perfect
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
Amav
i
Amav
imus
I lovedI have lovedI did love
We lovedWe have lovedWe did love
You lovedYou have lovedYou did love
Second Person
Amav
istis
Amav
You lovedYou have lovedYou did love

isti
Third Person
Amav
it
Amav
erunt
They lovedThey have lovedThey did love
He lovedHe has lovedHe did love
Perfect Active
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Pluperfect Active Tense
Perfect Stem
era
Present Endings
Pluperfect Active






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






Amav
er
o
I will have loved
Amav
eri
s
You will have loved
Amav
eri
t
He will have loved
Amav
mus
eri
We will have loved
You will have loved
Amav
eri
tis
They will have loved
Amav
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 amata.
If the subject is puellae (feminine plural), the
PPP will be amatae. If the subject is vir
(masculine singular), the PPP will be amatus.
If the subject is viri (masculine plural), the
PPP will be amati. If the subject is oppidum
(neuter singular), the PPP will be amatum.
If the subject is oppida (neuter plural), the PPP
will be amata.
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Perfect Passive Tense
PPP
Present Tense of Sum
Perfect Passive






Amatus a - um
sum
I have been loved
Amatus a - um
es
You have been loved
Amatus a -um
est
He has been loved
Amati ae -a
sumus
We have been loved
You have been loved
Amati ae a
estis
They have been loved
Amati ae -a
sunt
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Pluperfect Passive Tense
PPP
imperfect Tense of Sum
Pluperfect Passive






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






Amatus a - um
ero
I will have been loved
Amatus a - um
eris
You will have been loved
Amatus a -um
erit
He will have been loved
Amati ae -a
erimus
We will have been loved
You will have been loved
Amati ae a
eritis
They will have been loved
Amati 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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Portare is the ______________ principal part of
the word.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
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Portavisti can be translated _____________
a. You have carried
b. You were carried
c. You are carrying
d. You will carry
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Donata est can be translated _____________
a. She had been given
b. She is given
c. She has been given
d. She will have been given
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