Latin/Future Tense Lesson 2
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Future tense, third and fourth conjugation
editToday’s lesson continues the future tense in Latin. As we saw last lesson, 1st and 2nd conjugation verbs use the endings
- bō, bis, bit, bimus, bitis, bunt to form the future tense
- (with the help of the connecting vowel ā for 1st conjugation, ē for 2nd).
This week we’ll turn to the forms used for the 3rd and 4th conjugations:
| Formed by | Latin Example mittō | English meaning | Latin Example | English meaning | Latin Example audio | English meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present stem + am | mittam | I will send | capiam | I will seize | audiam | I will hear |
| present stem + ēs | mittēs | you will send | capies | you will seize | audiēs | you will hear |
| present stem + et | mittet | he will send | capiet | he will seize | audiet | he will hear |
| present stem + ēmus | mittēmus | we will send | capiemus | we will seize | audiēmus | we will hear |
| present stem + ētis | mittētis | you will send | capietis | you will seize | audiētis | you will hear |
| present stem + ent | mittent | they will send | capient | they will seize | audient | they will hear |
Most irregular verbs follow the pattern of 3rd/4th conjugation verbs, except for compounds of sum which follow that pattern — erō, eris, erit, erimus, eritis, erunt — and compounds of eō: ībō, ībis, ībit, ībimus, ībitis, ībunt. We’ll introduce a few of these in this lesson and a few in the next.
New Vocabulary
edit| Latin | English | Audio (Classical) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| nēmō, nēminis | no one, nobody | 3rd declension noun, a compound of nē + homō |
New Sentences
edit| Latin | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epistulam mittam. | I will send the letter. | |
| Nēmō hoc leget. | No one will read this. | |
| Hodiē pullum edunt; crās holera edent. | Today they eat chicken; tomorrow they will eat vegetables. | |
| Quis solvet? | Who will pay? | |
| Nunc aquam bibimus; vespere vīnum bibēmus. | Now we are drinking water; in the evening we will drink wine. | |
| Crās intellegēs / intellegētis. | Tomorrow you will understand. | |
| Māter dē hōc audiet. | Mother will hear about this. | |
| Vivent. | They will live. | |
| Quandō veniēs / veniētis? | When will you come? | |
| Paula ambulābit, sed Lūcia curret. | Paula will walk, but Lucia will run. | |
| Mārcus librum emet, sed Gāius librōs vēndet. | Marcus will buy a book, but Gaius will sell books. | |
| Nēmō mihi crēdet! | No one will believe me! | |
| Numquam clāvēs inveniam. | I will never find the keys. | |
| Mīlitēs gladiōs pōnent. | The soldiers will put down their swords. | |
| Quid dīcent? | What will they say? | |
| Quid agent / facient? | What will they do? | |
| Senātus aget. | The Senate will act. | |
| Mārcus domī (opus faciet) / (laborābit). | Marcus will work at home. | |
| Tēcum ībō. | I will go with you. | |
| Quō ībis? | Where will you go? | |
| Dormient. | They will sleep. | |
| Nēmō sciet. | No one will know. | |
| Mox lūdere poterō. | Soon I will be able to play. | |
| Nēmō dormīre poterit. | No one will be able to sleep. | |
| Solvēre nōn poterunt. | They will not be able to pay. | |
| Saccharum in theam nōn pōnam. | I will not put sugar in the tea. | |
| “Nōn faciēs tibi sculptile.” | Thou shalt not make for yourself a graven image. | Exodus 20:4 |
| “Nōn occīdēs.” | Thou shalt not murder. | Exodus 20:13 |
| “Quis cū̆stōdiet ipsōs cū̆stōdēs?” | Who will guard the guards themselves? | Juvenal |
| Proximā lēctiōne plūs discēmus. | We will learn more in the next lesson. |
Practice
edit| Practice and learn the words and phrases in this lesson | |
|---|---|
| Step one | First learn the words using this lesson: |
| Step two | Next try learning and writing the sentencing using this: |
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