| A | B |
|---|
| 1st & 2nd Conjugation Imperative Singular Active = | Present Stem |
| Imperatives are verbs that indicate | Commands |
| !st & 2nd Conjugation Imperative Plural Active= | Pres stem + te |
| 1st Conjugation present stem= | 1st pp - ō + ā |
| 2nd Conjugation present stem= | 1st pp - ō then make e-->ē |
| Verb Rule: ā disappears before this vowel: | ō |
| Rule: all long vowels become short when directly followed by: | (nt or nd) or (t or m at the end of a word) |
| We must learn all the principal parts verbs so that | we can determine all their tense stems |
| 1st conjugation verbs end in _____ in the 2pp | āre |
| 2nd Conjugation verbs end in____ in 2pp | ēre |
| vocā | Call! ( you singular) |
| vocāte | (y’all) Call! |
| vocās | you call, you are calling, you do call |
| vocat | he/she/it/* calls, does call, is calling |
| vocant | they/* call, do call, are calling |
| vocātis | y’all call, are calling, do call |
| vocāmus | we call, are calling, do call |
| sedē | Sit! (you singular) |
| sedēte | (y’all) sit! |
| sedēs | you sit, are sitting, do sit (sing) |
| sedet | he/she/it/* sits, is sitting, does sit |
| sedent | they/* sit, are sitting, do sit |
| sedēmus | we sit, are sitting, do sit |
| The active personal ending for "I" | ō (later on sometimes "m") |
| The active personal ending for "you" singular | s |
| The active personal ending for "he/she/it/*" | t |
| The active personal endings for "we" | mus |
| The active personal ending for "y'all" | tis |
| The active personal ending for "they" | nt |
