In Latin, Verbs have endings just like nouns.They are called personal endings and each ending

actually means something . . . .

Chapter 3 - Verbs

Personal Endings

nt - they

o - I

s - you

t– he, she, it

mus - we

tis – you (pl)

How do you translate present tense verbs?

There are THREE ways!

e.g. (exempli gratia – for example)Narro – the ‘o’ on the end means “I”

It can be translated- I tell, I am telling . . .

or I do tell

To get the present stem, take the –re off the second principal part:

narra -

narro, narrāre, narrāvi, narrātus

Narro – I tell.Narrās – you tell

Narrāt – he, she, it tells

First Conjugation

Narrāmus – we tellNarrātis – You guys tell Narrānt – they

tell

To get the present stem, take the –re off the second principal part:

vidē -

video, vidēre, vidi, visus

video – I seevidēs – you seevidēt – he, she, it

sees

Second Conjugation

vidēmus – we seevidētis – You guys see vidēnt – they see

So, let’s translate some verbs . . .

ambulāntThey walkThey are walkingThey do walk

vidēsYou see

You are seeingYou do see

The Tiber River, the river thatRuns through Rome.

To be - sum, esse, fui, futurus

One common verb is irregular and needs to be memorized. It is the verb . . ..

sum – I am

sumus – we areestis – you are

es - you are

sunt - they are

est – he, she, it is