1. The notes on verbs that will change your lives FOREVER!

2. Three key words
Infinitive
Conjugation
Principal Parts

3. Infinitives A form of a Latin verb that ends in –re
In English an infinitive is translated as “to verb”
Examples: numerare = to count, decidere = to fall down

4. Conjugation Conjugation is the new declension
REMEMBER – Declension = Nouns, Conjugation = Verbs
We can tell the conjugation of a verb from its Present Infinitive
The letter that comes before the –re is our clue
Latin has 4 conjugations
1st conjugation, -are
2nd conjugation, -ēre
3rd conjugation, -ere
4th conjugation, -ire
Let’s try to identify some verbs from Stage 13

5. Principal Parts Every Latin verb has principal parts
Think of the parts like our assistant principals. Each one has a slightly different job.
First principal part is the 1st person singular present tense verb form
Second principal part is the present infinitive
Third principal part is the 1st person singular perfect verb form