Principal Parts
The number of principal parts of a verb
Four
canto, cantare
canta-
rideo, ridere, risi, risum
2nd conjugation, -ere family
ambulant
present tense; they walk
voco, vocare
3rd person plural, imperfect tense
vocabant
The 2nd principal part is also called the...
infinitive
video, videre
vide-
pulso, pulsare, pulsavi, pulsatum
1st conjugation, -are family
venit
present tense; he/she/it arrives
saluto, salutare
2nd person singular, present tense
salutas
The principal part where you find the stem of the verb in the present system
2nd principal part or infinitive
amo, AMARE, amavi, amatum
duco, ducere
duce-
respondeo, respondere, respondi, respondonsum
-ere family, 2nd conjugation
verberabitis
future; you all will strike
intro, intrare
1st person plural, future tense
intrabimus
The infinitive will always have this ending
-re
amo, amare, amavi, amatum
dormio, dormire
dormi-
pono, ponere, posui, positum
-ere, 3rd conjugation
imperabam
imperfect; I was ordering
timeo, timere
1st person, future tense
timebo
The principal part where you find the stem of the verb in the perfect tense.
3rd principal part
amo, amare, AMAVI, amatum
The verb stem can be used to indicate a ______. To make it plural, you add a -te.
command
audio, audire, audivi, auditum
-ire, 4th conjugation
portantur
passive; they are carried
habito, habitare
2nd person plural, imperfect tense
habitabatis