07.04.24: future tense of 3rd, 3rd-iō and 4th conjugations

The future tense endings for the 3rd, 3rd-iō and 4th conjugations are effectively the same:

-am

-ēs

-et

-ēmus

-ētis

-ent

[i] For 3rd conjugation verbs, remove the infinitive ending in its entirety:

mittō, mitt¦ere [3]: send > mitt¦-

Then add the endings:

mitt¦am, mittēs, mittet, mittēmus, mittētis, mittent

[ii] In the 4th conjugation -re is removed from the infinitive, but the long /ī/ is shortened > /ĭ/:

audī¦re > audī¦- > audĭ¦-

Then add the same endings:

audiam, audiēs, audiet, audiēmus, audiētis, audient

[iii] 3rd-iō verbs endings are exactly the same as the 4th conjugation:

capiō, capere [3-iō]: take

Remove the infinitive ending in its entirety:

cap¦- > add short /ĭ/: capi-

Then add the endings:

capiam, capiēs, capiet, capiēmus, capiētis, capient