Latin Sayings
DQ
I came, I saw, I conquered.
Veni, vidi, vici.
to attack
oppugno (1)
we sat
sedimus
Conjugate to have: perfect tense, 1st p, sg
habeo
How do you find the present stem for the 1st, 2nd, and 4th conjugations?
Drop re from the infinitive.
To err is human.
Errare est humanum.
to frighten
terreo (2)
dubitaveram
I had doubted
DT
Conjugate to teach: perfect tense, 1st P, Pl
docuimus
How do you find the perfect stem for all conjugations?
Drop -i from the 3rd principal part.
Work and pray.
Ora et labora.
DD
to respond, answer (all 4 principal parts)
respondeo respondēre respondi responsus
exspectaverant
they had waited for, expected
Conjugate to help: pluperfect tense, 2nd p, sg
juveras
What are the helping verbs for the English pluperfect and future perfect tenses?
had, will have
nunc aut numquam
to wait for, expect
exspecto (1)
DD
I ordered
jussi
Conjugate to hold: future perfect tense, 3rd p, sg
tenuerit
Give the regular endings for the principal parts of 2nd conjugation verbs.
-eo -ēre -ui -itus
Fortes fortuna juvat.
to move (all 4 principal parts)
moveo movēre movi motus
you saw
vidisti
Conjugate to be strong, well: perfect tense, 3rd p, pl
valuerunt
What kind of verb is never followed by a direct object?
the verb sum, to to be verb