Conjugation of verbs

The endings of Latin vebs change according to time (whether it is in the past, present or future) and person (I, you, we, etc.). This is called conjugation. The unchanging part of the verb is called the stem. There are four regular types of verbs: those with an "a" stem (ama-re), those with an "e" stem (habe-re), those with a consonant (steleg- ere), and those with an "i" stem (audi-re).

Personal pronouns (I, you, we, etc) are not usual in Latin. You can tell which person it is by the verb ending. The endings in the Present Tense are:

-o I -mus we

-s you -tis you (plural)

-t he/she/it -nt nt

First Conjugation (Present Indicative Active) Singular

1st	specto / look, I am looking, I do look	-0
2nd	spectas you look, you are looking, you do look	-s
3rd	spectat he looks, he is looking, he does look	-t

Plural

1st	1st spectamus we look, we are looking, we do look	-mus
2nd	2nd spectatis you look, you are looking, you do look	-tis
3rd	3rd spectant they look, they are looking, they do look	-nt

	VOCABULARY2
English meaning	Latin words	Related English Words
to carry	porto, are	porter, export
to praise	laudo, are	laudable
to live (in), to dwell (in)	habito, are	inhabit
to walk	ambulo, are ■	amble
to look	specto, are	inspect, spectator
to stand	sto, are ■'	station
to save	servo, are	preserve
to work	laboro, are :	labor, laborious
to sing	canto, are
to love	amo, are	amorous
to call	voco, a re	vocalic, vocation

15. Pronounce, and give the person, number, and meaning of:

laudas, laudatis, porto, cantamus, amat, portant, ambulas, ambulant, stant, amamus, servant, servatis, habitamus, stamus, amatis, laborant, laboramus, servas.