VERBS

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VERBS
in English
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The Conjugation of Verbs
This word CONJUGATION will be very important
to your Latin studies.
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The Conjugation of Verbs
So what is a conjugation? What does
conjugate mean?
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To Conjugate
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To Conjugate
basically means
to Join Together.
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A Conjugation
is an entire SET of verb forms that work
together as a whole.
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From Latin, the word Conjugation
Means to Yoke Together
Like a farmers yoke connects two cows or oxen
together
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This is what a Conjugation is
ALL of a verbs forms
JOINED TOGETHER
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Take a second
AND BRAINSTORM
How many forms the verb TO BE has.
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Conjugation of TO BE
being
will have been
were
was
is
had been
am
are
will be
is going to be
has been
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Remember, though, that a Conjugations
job is to.
Join
all
those
forms
together
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So how do you join them all together???
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Do you remember what words ALWAYS connect with
verbs?
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. . . .
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Hint They always have to Agree
. . . .
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So what words ALWAYS connect with Verbs?
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SHE
REMEMBER Subjects ALWAYS agree with verbs
And they therefore always give verbs their FORMS
She
is
They
are
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Lets go back to the verb TO BE
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If we want to conjugate TO BE.
Then we have to join together all of its forms
And we can do so using all of its possible
SUBJECTS
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Conjugation of the Verb To Be
Build the verb forms by looking at their
Subjects
TO BE
I
am
We
are
You
are
You all
are
S/He
is
They
are
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The Conjugation of Verbs
Here are a couple more verbs to try. Remember
to use the present tense!
to watch
to work
I watch We watch You watch
You (pl) watch He/She watches They watch
I work We work You work You (pl)
work He/She works They work