First Conjugation

Latin shows who and the amount of whom by the ending of the verb in comparison to English’s pronouns

• first conjugation verbs are conjugated in the present tense

• verbs with a present stem of a are first conjugation verbs

4 Principal Parts of a Verb

• o

• are

• avi*

• atum

example: amo, amare, amavi, amatum

*do and sto utilize edi instead of avi

1st Person: o (I), mus (we)

2nd Person: s (you), tis (y’all)

3rd Person: t ([s]he/it), nt (they)

• these are known as personal endings