1. Jenney’s First Year Latin Lesson 17
Lesson 17 Vocabulary
The Concept of Conjugation
2nd Conjugation Verbs

2. Lesson 17 Vocabulary

3. habeō, habēre, habuī, habitus
to have; hold

4. maneō, manēre, mansī, mānsus
to stay, remain

5. moneō, monēre, monuī, monitus
to warn; advise, inform

6. moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtus
to move

7. sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessus
to sit

8. teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentus
to hold

9. timeō, timēre, timuī, –––
to fear, be afraid

10. videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus
to see

11. castra movēre (idiom) to break camp
[N.B.: keep castra in the acc. case and conjugate the verb when translating English to Latin]

12. 2nd Conjugation Verbs

13. The Conjugation of a Verb
Recall that all verbs belong to a conjugation, or a family of verbs that follow similar patterns
declension : noun :: conjugation : verb
Like a noun’s declension, a verb’s conjugation is fixed and cannot change
There are FOUR conjugations (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th)
We have only seen 1st so far

14. Identifying a Verb’s Conjugation
To identify a verb’s conjugation, look at the vowel immediately before the –re in the 2nd PP
1st Conjugation Verbs:
identified by –Ā– before the –re in the 2nd PP
exceptions: dō, dare; stō, stare
2nd Conjugation Verbs:
identified by –Ē– before the –re in the 2nd PP

15. 2nd Conjugation Morphology
The 2nd conjugation follows the same exact rules as the 1st conjugation when generating forms
Indicative Mood, Active Voice Forms:
PRES. = pres. stem + ō, s, t, mus, tis, nt
IMPF. = pres. stem + bam, bās, bat, bāmus, bātis, bant
FUT. = pres. stem + bo, bis, bit, bimus, bitis, bunt
PERF. = perf. stem + ī, istī, it, imus, istis, ērunt
PLUPF. = perf. stem + eram, erās, erat, erāmus, erātis, erant
FUT. PF. = perf. stem + erō, eris, erit, erimus, eritis, erint

16. 2nd Conjugation Morphology
The 2nd conjugation follows the same exact rules as the 1st conjugation when generating forms
Imperative Mood, Active Voice, Present Tense:
2nd SG = pres. stem
2nd PL = pres. stem + te