Lesson 20

1. Lesson 20 3rd -io conjugation verbs 4th conjugation verbs

2. Sub-group: 3rd –io Conjugation • Their first ending is always –io. • 3rd conjugation –io verbs always have –ere for their infinitive ending. • Their last two parts often have very different spellings than the first two. • capio, capere, cepi, captus • facio, facere, feci, factus 3-io

3. Present Tense3rdConjugation -ioVerbs • 3rd conjugation –io verbs use the same “trick” as 3rd conjugation to make their present tense stem • capio, capere, cepi, captus • Instead of dropping just the –RE to find the stem, go ahead and drop the –ERE instead! capere– -ere = cap-

4. 3rd Conjugation –io Present Tense Endings Singular Plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person -io -imus we… I… i -is -itis y’all… you… -iunt -it they… he/she/it…

5. capio, capere: put, place We’ve replaced the –e- before the –re with other vowels, -i and –u. Each form has an -i. cap cap io imus is cap itis cap iunt cap cap it

6. capio, capere: take Singular imperative: Drop the –re. Plural imperative: Drop the –re, change -e- to –i-, then add -te. cape! take! capite! take!

7. 4th Conjugation • Their first ending is always –io. • 4th conjugation verbs always have –ire for their infinitive ending. • munio, munire, munivi, munitus • venio, venire, vēni, venturus 4

8. Present Tense4th Conjugation Verbs • 4th conjugation verbs just drop the –re to find their stem. • venio, venire, veni, venturus • Then you’re going to add your usual present tense endings… veni- venire – re =

9. venio, venire: come Be sure to add a “u” before “nt.” o veni veni mus tis veni veni s unt veni veni t