1. Deponent Verbs (Pages 307 - 308) 1. A deponent verb is passive in form and active in meaning. Such a verb is called deponent (from deponere, lay aside) because it has laid aside or lost its active forms and passive meanings. 2. Deponent verbs are found in all the four regular conjugations. They are conjugated throughout the indicative and the subjunctive like regular verbs of the four conjugations in the passive. The principal parts of model deponent verbs given here should be carefully memorized. Conj. PresentPresentPerfectPerfectMeaning PassivePassiveActivePassive Indicative InfinitiveIndicativeParticiple Firstconorconari----------conatus sumtry, attempt Secondvereorvereri----------veritus sumfear Thirdsequorsequi----------secutus sumfollow Third-iopatior pati----------passus sumsuffer, allow Fourthlargiorlargiri----------largitus sumbestow

2. Participles of Deponent Verbs Deponent verbs have all the participles of regular verbs. There is one difference in translation. The perfect participle of the deponent verb is the exact equivalent of the English active participle: conans conantis = trying, while trying conatus = having tried. (It must not be translated having been tried.) conaturus = about to try Infinitives of Deponent Verbs Deponent verbs have three infinitives, all active in meaning. The present and the perfect are passive in form, active in meaning: conari = to try; conatus esse = to have tried. conaturus esse = to be about to try.

3. Irregular Verbs 1. sum esse fui futurus - be absum abesse afui afuturus - be absent adsum adesse adfui adfuturus - be present possum posse potui ---- be able desum deesse defui defuturus – be lacking, fail praesum praeesse praefui praefuturus - be in command of 2. eo ire ii (ivi) itus (iturus) - go(Page 303) exeo exire exii (exivi) exitus (exiturus) - go out ineo inire inii (inivi) initus (initurus) - go in redeo redire redii (redivi) reditus (rediturus) - go back transeo transire transii (transivi) transitus (transiturus) - go across 3. volo velle volui ------- - wish, be willing

4. volo velle volui ------ - wish, be willing (Page 309) Present TensePerfect Tense volo I wishvolumus we wishvolui I have wished vis you wishvultis you wish vult he wishes volunt they wish Imperfect TensePluperfect Tense volebam I was wishingvolueram I had wished Future TenseFuture Perfect Tense volam I shall wishvoluero I shall have wished