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Here are two important rules for you to remember:
Third conjugation has the most number of irregularities of the four conjugations in Latin. Here is an example of a third-conjugation verb, scribo, which means “write,” conjugated in the present tense:
Scribo Scribimus
Scribis Scribitis
Scribit Scribunt
Notice that the formation of the present tense in third conjugation follows a pattern similar to that seen in first and second conjugation.
Note: the personal endings are the same as those in first and second conjugation. But unlike the -a- which dominates first conjugation or the strong -e- which dominates second, third uses a short vowel which readily changes form as it encounters different consonants. Here are somethings to consider and think about:
Imperfect
Future
scribam “I will write,”
scribes “you will write,”
scribet “he will write,” and so on...
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Here are two important rules for you to remember:
Third conjugation has the most number of irregularities of the four conjugations in Latin. Here is an example of a third-conjugation verb, scribo, which means “write,” conjugated in the present tense:
Scribo Scribimus
Scribis Scribitis
Scribit Scribunt
Notice that the formation of the present tense in third conjugation follows a pattern similar to that seen in first and second conjugation.
Note: the personal endings are the same as those in first and second conjugation. But unlike the -a- which dominates first conjugation or the strong -e- which dominates second, third uses a short vowel which readily changes form as it encounters different consonants. Here are somethings to consider and think about:
Imperfect
Future
scribam “I will write,”
scribes “you will write,”
scribet “he will write,” and so on...