The Personal Endings

Deciphering Verbs

The ending on a verb tells us Who did it! and When they did it! As in English they have person and number… 1st, 2nd and 3rd personals Number…singular and plural

Verb endings

Tells us WHO

Sing Plural

O (I) mus (We) S (You sing) tis (you pl) T (he/she/it) nt (they)

Personal Endings

To form the present tense you simply add the

personal ending to the present stem of the verb…What? How do you get that?

Take the 2nd principal part of the verb, the infinitive and drop the re…

Example…amo, amare amavi, amatus AMARE, DROP RE…AMA… But be careful…notice the a is dropped for 1st

person sing…(also note that the first form of the verb is the present, 1st person sing) So it’s given to you.

Present tense

Amare: are in the infinitive = ist conjugation Amas Amamus Amant Inhabito Inhabimus Portant Portatis

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