Verbs Conjugation of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th person singular in the PRESENT tense

Third person We have seen this type of verb throughout the first 3 stages: Servus in hortō laborat. The slave works in the garden. Caecilius pecuniam tenet. Caecilius holds money. Canis in viā dormit. The dog sleeps in the street. What do these verbs have in common? Laborat, Tenet, Dormit

Third person, cont. This is the “he/she/it” form of the verb. In these sentences, we are not talking about ME, or YOU, but SOMEBODY ELSE. Metella est mater. Metella is the mother. Caecilius pecuniam numerat. Caecilius counts money. Amicus versum recitat. The friend recites the verse.

First person Now we will learn how to describe action from other POINTS OF VIEW. When we talk about ourselves, we are using the FIRST PERSON. Ego cenam coquo. I cook dinner. Ego pecuniam teneo. I hold money. Ego amicum laudo. I praise the friend.

First person So what do these verbs have in common: Coquo, teneo, laudo. So we see that in Latin you can tell whether I do the action or HE does the action based on the verb’s ENDING: Coquo = I cook Coquit= he cooks O = I T = he

Second person What about if we want to say “you” do the action? Tu cenam coquis. You cook dinner. Tu pecuniam tenēs. You hold money. Tu amicum laudās. You praise the friend. What do these verbs have in common? Coquis, tenēs, laudās.

conjugation Putting the correct ending on a verb to make it express “I”, “you” or “he” does the action is called conjugating it. But what is different about laudat, tenet, and coquit? The –a, -e, -i. Verbs that have the –a vowel are FIRST conjugations. All verbs whose second principal part ends in –are are 1st conjugation verbs. Laudo, laudare, laudavi, laudatus Laudo, laudas, laudat Verbs that have the –e vowel are SECOND conjugations. All verbs whose second principal part ends in –ēre are 2nd conjugation verbs Teneo, tenēre, tenui, tentus Teneo, tenes, tenet

Conjugation, cont. The next two conjugations are more tricky. There are THIRD conjugation verbs: Coquo, coquis, coquit Scribo, scribis, scribit And FOURTH conjugation verbs: Dormio, dormīs, dormit Audio, audīs, audit Notice the difference: Coquo/dormio

Practice – translate the following verbs Laudo scribis I praise you write Coquis laboro You cook I work Tenet intras He/she/it holds you enter Scribo sedeo I write I sit Dormis stat You sleep he/she/it stands Laboras audio You work I hear

Practice part 2- which conjugation is the verb? Dormio coquis (coquo) 4th 3rd Laudas salutas 1st 1st Teneo gustat 2nd 1st Scribo respondes 3rd 2nd Laborat bibo, bibit 1st 3rd Sedet audīs 2nd 4th

One more time…give me the Latin word You work Laboras He sleeps Dormit I cook Coquo You hold Teneo You get up Surgis

Activity :] Create a comic strip in your notebook. It needs to be 6 panels You must use all three persons of verb (I, you, she/he/it) You must use verbs from different conjugations (families) Please illustrate the strip and color it in.