| Latin Verb Basics |
| Verbs in Latin have several different forms used for different tenses, moods, persons and number. Verbs with similar endings are grouped together into Conjugations There are five regular verb conjugations in Latin. |
| In order to determine which conjugation a verb belongs to, simply look at the endings of the first two principal parts of the verb. amo, amare = 1st Conjugation video, videre = 2nd Conjugation scribo, scribere = 3rd Conjuagtion facio, facere = 3rd IO Conjugation audio, audire = 4th Conjuagtion |
| First Second Third Third IO Fourth I amo video scribo facio audio you amas vides scribis facis audis he/she/it amat videt scribit facit audit we amamus videmus scribimus facimus audimus you (pl) amatis videtis scribitis facitis auditis they amant vident scribunt faciunt audiunt |
| The Present Tense |
| The Imperfect Tense |
| First Second Third Third IO Fourth I amabam videbam scribebam faciebam audiebam you amabas videbas scribebas faciebas audiebas he/she/it amabat videbat scribebat faciebat audiebat we amabamus videbamus scribebamus faciebamus audiebamus you (pl) amabatis videbatis scribebatis faciebatis audiebatis they amabant videbant scribebant faciebant audiebant |
| The Future Tense |
| First Second Third 3rd-IO Fourth I amabo videbo scribam faciam audiam you amabis videbis scribes facies audies he/she/it amabit videbit scribet faciet audiet we amabimus videbimus scribemus faciemus audiemus you (pl) amabitis videbitis scribetis facietis audietis they amabunt videbunt scribent facient audient |