Dr. Mcgayworksheet on Verb Endings and the Present Tense

Latin 1 Nōmen

Dr. McGayWorksheet on verb endings and the present tense

I. Matching:

1. A typical 3rd Conjugation Verb (legō, legere = to read):

legimusA. I read, I am reading, I do read

legisB. you read, you are reading, you do read (singular)

legitisC. he/she/it reads, he/she/it is reading, he/she/it does read

legōD. we read, we are reading, we do read

legereE. you read, you are reading, you do read (plural –y’all…)

leguntF. they read, they are reading, they do read

legeG. to read, to be reading

legitH. read (!) (singular command)

legiteI. read (!) (plural command)

2. A typical 1st Conjugation Verb (lavō, lavāre = to wash):

lavāreA. I wash, I am washing, I do wash

lavāteB. you wash, you are washing, you do wash (singular)

lavāC. he/she/it washes, he/she/it is washing, he/she/it does wash

lavatD. we wash, we are washing, we do wash

lavāmusE. you wash, you are washing, you do wash (pl. –y’all…)

lavantF. they wash, they are washing, they do wash

lavātisG. to wash, to be washing

lavōH. wash (!) (singular command)

lavāsI. wash (!) (plural command)

3. The irregular verb sum, esse= to be:

suntA. I am

estB. you are (singular)

sumusC. he/she/it is, there is

esD. we are

sumE. you are (pl. –y’all…)

estisF. they are, there are

esseG. to be

4. A typical 2nd Conjugation Verb (rīdeō, rīdēre = to laugh):

rīdēA. I laugh, I am laughing, I do laugh

rīdentB. you laugh, you are laughing, you do laugh (singular)

rīdēreC. he/she/it laughs, he/she/it is laughing, he/she/itdoes laugh

rīdetD. we laugh, we are laughing, we do laugh

rīdēsE. you laugh, you are laughing, you do laugh (pl. –y’all…)

rīdēteF. they laugh, they are laughing, they do laugh

rīdētisG. to laugh, to be laughing

rīdeōH. laugh (!) (singular command)

rīdēmusI. laugh (!) (plural command)

5. A typical 4th Conjugation Verb (ineptiō, ineptīre = to be an idiot, to act foolishly):

ineptītisA. I am an idiot

ineptīmusB. you are an idiot (singular)

ineptīreC. he/she/it is an idiot

ineptīD. we are acting foolishly

ineptīsE. you are acting foolishly (pl. –y’all…)

ineptīteF.they are acting foolishly

ineptitG. to be an idiot, to act foolishly

ineptiōH. Be an idiot (!) (singular command)

ineptiuntI. Be an idiot (!) (plural command)

6. A typical 3rd -io Conjugation Verb (fugiō, fugere = to flee):

fugiteA. I flee, I am fleeing, I do flee

fugiuntB. you flee, you are fleeing, you do flee (singular)

fugereC. he/she/it flees, he/she/it is fleeing, he/she/it does flee

fugitD. we flee, we are fleeing, we do flee

fugisE. you flee, you are fleeing, you do flee (pl. –y’all…)

fugeF. they flee, they are fleeing, they do flee

fugitisG. to flee, to be fleeing

fugiōH. flee (!) (singular command)

fugimusI. flee (!) (plural command)