Appendix:Latin third conjugation

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The Latin third conjugation has an infinitive ending in '-ere'.
Some third conjugation verbs include an i in the stem, which is included before the ending in present, future, imperfect active and passive (not future passive, there is no i stem, it is only e stem rego for example) except for the 2nd person singular present passive.

Example

legō, legere, lēgī, lēctum to read

Active Indicative

Present

Person	Singular	Meaning	Plural	Meaning
1st	legō	I read	legimus	We read
2nd	legis	You read	legitis	You (pl.) read
3rd	legit	He/she/it reads	legunt	They read

Imperfect

Person	Singular	Meaning	Plural	Meaning
1st	legēbam	I was reading	legēbāmus	We were reading
2nd	legēbās	You were reading	legēbātis	You (pl.) were reading
3rd	legēbāt	He/she/it was reading	legēbant	They were reading

Future

Person	Singular	Meaning	Plural	Meaning
1st	legam	I will read	legēmus	We will read
2nd	legēs	You will read	legētis	You (pl.) will read
3rd	leget	He/she/it will read	legent	They will read

Perfect

Person	Singular	Meaning	Plural	Meaning
1st	lēgī	I have read	lēgimus	We have read
2nd	lēgistī	You have read	lēgistis	You (pl.) have read
3rd	lēgit	He/she/it has read	lēgērunt	They have read

Pluperfect

Person	Singular	Meaning	Plural	Meaning
1st	lēgeram	I had read	lēgerāmus	We had read
2nd	lēgerās	You had read	lēgerātis	You (pl.) had read
3rd	lēgerat	He/she/it had read	lēgerant	They had read

Future Perfect

Person	Singular	Meaning	Plural	Meaning
1st	lēgerō	I will have read	lēgerimus	We will have read
2nd	lēgeris	You will have read	lēgeritis	You (pl.) will have read
3rd	lēgerit	He/she/it will have read	lēgerint	They will have read

Passive Indicative

Present

Person	Singular	Meaning	Plural	Meaning
1st	legor	I am read	legimur	We are read
2nd	legeris	You are read	legiminī	You (pl.) are read
3rd	legitur	It is read	leguntur	They are read

Imperfect

Person	Singular	Meaning	Plural	Meaning
1st	legēbar	I was read	legēbāmur	We were read
2nd	legēbāris	You were read	legēbāminī	You (pl.) were read
3rd	legēbātur	It was read	legēbantur	They were read

Future

Person	Singular	Meaning	Plural	Meaning
1st	legar	I will be read	legēmur	We will be read
2nd	legēris	You will be read	legēminī	You (pl.) will be read
3rd	legētur	He/she/it will be read	legentur	They will be read

Perfect

Person	Singular	Meaning	Plural	Meaning
1st	lēctus sum	I have been read	lēctī sumus	We have been read
2nd	lēctus es	You have been read	lēctī estis	You (pl.) have been read
3rd	lēctus est	He has been read	lēctī sunt	They have been read

Note: Suffixes change according to gender: -us m, -a f, -um n, -ī m pl, -ae f pl, -a n pl.

Pluperfect

Person	Singular	Meaning	Plural	Meaning
1st	lēctus eram	I had been read	lēctī erāmus	We had been read
2nd	lēctus erās	You had been read	lēctī erātis	You (pl.) had been read
3rd	lēctus erat	He had been read	lēctī erant	They had been read

Note: Suffixes change according to gender: -us m, -a f, -um n, -ī m pl, -ae f pl, -a n pl.

Future Perfect

Person	Singular	Meaning	Plural	Meaning
1st	lēctus erō	I will have been read	lēctī erimus	We will have been read
2nd	lēctus eris	You will have been read	lēctī eritis	You (pl.) will have been read
3rd	lēctus erit	He will have been read	lēctī erunt	They will have been read

Note: Suffixes change according to gender: -us m, -a f, -um n, -ī m pl, -ae f pl, -a n pl.

Imperative

Active

Lege! - (sing.) Read!
Legite! - (pl.) Read!

Passive

Legere! - (sing.) Be read!
Legiminī - (pl.) Be read!

Infinitives and Participles

Act. Inf. - Legere
Pass. Inf. - Legi
Act. Perf. Inf. - Legisse
Pres. Part. - Legens
Fut. Part. - Lecturus

Related topics

• Appendix:Latin first conjugation
• Appendix:Latin second conjugation
• Appendix:Latin fourth conjugation