07.04.24: spotting the differences; present and future tenses of 3rd, 3-iō and 4th conjugation verbs

If you’ve read the previous post, then you’ve already heard what one student said:

“Sometimes the words look the same but they’re not.”

At first sight the tables all look frighteningly similar! But it’s like “cracking a code”. They all look similar but they’re not. The exercise is simply going to ask you which of the verbs is present tense and which is future. You need to look for the key information:

[i] For the first person singular:

If the verb ends in –(i)ō, it’s present tense [e.g. dūcō; audiō]

If it ends in –(i)am, it’s future tense. [e.g. dūcam; audiam]

[ii] For the rest, look at the other vowels:

If the ending is -i/ī- or –(i)u- it’s present tense [e.g. dūcis; dūcunt; audīs; audiunt]

If the ending is -(i)e / -(i)ē, it’s future tense [e.g. dūcēs; ducent; audiēmus; audient]

[A]

1. capiam

2. capiō

3. cupiunt

4. cupient

5. dormiēmus

6. dormīmus

7. leget

8. legit

9. mittēs

10. mittis

11. scrībētis

12. scrībitis

[B]

This time, completely random verbs, some of which are in the present and some of which are in the future. Keep checking the “codes” to identify whether the verb is present or future tense.

1. adveniet

2. agis

3. bibētis

4. currō

5. cūstōdīmus

6. dīcitis

7. fugiam

8. iaciēs

9. interficient

10. lūdēmus

11. rapiunt

12. venit