Download 3 rd conjugation verbs have –o

3rd conjugation check
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1
3rd conjugation verbs end in -o, -ere in their dictionary entries.
Yes
No
2
What letters do you drop to find the present stem of 3rd conjugation verbs?
A
-re
B
-ere
C
-i
3
What vowels appear as parts of the endings on the 3rd conjugation chart?
A
-a
B
-e
C
-i
D
-o
E
-u
4
Which of the following is the correct plural imperative form of rego, regere?
A
rege!
B
regete!
C
regite!
Lesson XIX
Lesson 19
3rd conjugation verbs
rd
3 Conjugation Verbs
·3rd conjugation verbs have –o, -ere as their dictionary
endings
·Let’s see how to conjugate these verbs in the present
tense.
pono, ponere, posui, positus:
put, place
nd
·Go to the 2 principal part
·Drop the –ere
·Stem
is
PONrd
·3 conjugation verbs drop 3 letters to find their
stem.
·We’ll replace that first –e- with another vowel.
·Remember the present tense endings? (sure you do!)
·-o
(I)
-mus (we)
·-s (you)
-tis (you/y’all)
·-t (h/s/i) -nt (they)
·Here’s what 3rd conjugation present tense endings look
like with their “new” vowels.
-o
·-is
·-it
·
-imus
-itis
-unt
·Back to “pono, ponere.”
·We dropped the –ere instead of just the “-re.”
·Present Tense:
pono
·ponis
·ponit
·
ponimus
ponitis
ponunt
Imperatives (commands)
To form the imperative (command) form of a 3rd conjugation verb
like “pono,” drop the –re from the 2nd part.
ponere -re
PONE (put!) --- singular
ponere –re + -ite PONITE (put!) --- plural
·Perfect (Past) Tense
·3rd conjugation verbs use the same perfect tense charts as all
other verbs do.
·Perfect Tense:
·Drop the -i from the 3rd principal part.
·pono, ponere, posui, positus
posui
posuimus
·posuisti posuistis
·posuit
posuerunt
·
·Present Tense
·pono
·ponis
·ponit
ponimus
ponitis
ponunt
·Perfect Tense
·posui
·posuisti
·posuit
posuimus
posuistis
posuerunt