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The Present Simple in Latin is called
Praesens Activum. In the Praesens Activum, there are five kinds
of regular verbs. The difference between them concerns the conjugation. Each
verb has a stem and six endings. Four conjugations have a basic vowel.
In order to study and remember the different conjugations of the Praesens
Activum well, it is important to take a close look to the differences
between the five conjugations.
FIRST CONJUGATION
The basic vowel in the first conjugation is a, the endings are -o, -s, -t, -mus,
-tis and -nt (-re for the infinitive). In the first person singular, the a
disappears following the presence of the ending o. The example verb is
amare (=to love), the stem of that verb is am.
Verbum amare - verb to love (stem = am)
am o
(amao)
- I love
amas
- you (s.) love
amat
- he/she/it loves
amamus
- we love
amatis
- you (pl.) love
amant
- they love
Some other verbs of the first conjugation:
dare - do
(dao)
- to give
equitare - equito
(equitao)
- to drive a horse
festinare - festino
(festinao)
- to hurry
interrogare - interrogo
(interrogao)
- to question
ministrare - ministro
(ministrao)
- to serve
nuntiare - nuntio
(nuntiao)
- to tell, to report
portare - porto
(portao)
- to bear
pugnare - pugno
(pugnao)
- to fight
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