I need help with this assignment. My answers are included but don't feel confident. Can you help?
Directions: Conjugate the following verbs in the tense given in Latin and English
1. gero, gerere, gessi, gestus – to wear (present)
answer: gero I wear
2. disco, discere, didici – to learn (imperfect)
answer: discebam- I learned
3. duco, ducere, duxi, ductus – to lead (future)
answer: ducam I will lead
You have given the principal parts of the Latin verbs, but that's not the assignment.
To conjugate a verb in Latin, you list all its forms in whatever tense you've been assigned. The same goes for English. I'll do the first one for you.
gero - I wear
geris - you wear
gerit - he/she/it wears
gerimus - we wear
geritis - you (pl) wear
gerunt - they wear
You try the rest, in the tense named for each, and I'll check back in a few hours.
Thank you. The assignment was confusing to me. How are these?
2. discebam I learned
discebas You learned
discebat he/she/it learned
discebamus We learned
discebatis You learned
discebant They learned
3. ducam I will lead
duces You will lead
ducet He/she/it will lead
ducemus We will lead
ducetis You will lead
ducent They will lead
Yes. Now go back and make sure you put the long marks where they belong. This will get you started with ducam.
ducam
ducēs
etc.
Thank you so much!
You're very welcome!
Of course, I'd be happy to help you with your assignment! Let's verify your answers and conjugate the verbs together. We'll use the given verb forms in Latin and translate them into English.
1. gero, gerere, gessi, gestus – to wear (present)
Your answer: gero (I wear)
To conjugate the verb "gero" in the present tense, you need to take the "ger-" stem and add the appropriate endings. Here's how to conjugate it:
- gero (I wear)
- geris (you wear)
- gert (he/she/it wears)
- gerimus (we wear)
- geritis (you all wear)
- gerunt (they wear)
So, the correct conjugation for "gero" in the present tense is: gero, geris, gert, gerimus, geritis, gerunt.
2. disco, discere, didici – to learn (imperfect)
Your answer: discebam (I learned)
To conjugate the verb "disco" in the imperfect tense, you need to take the "disc-" stem and add the appropriate endings. Here's how to conjugate it:
- discēbam (I was learning)
- discēbās (you were learning)
- discēbat (he/she/it was learning)
- discēbāmus (we were learning)
- discēbātis (you all were learning)
- discēbant (they were learning)
So, the correct conjugation for "disco" in the imperfect tense is: discēbam, discēbās, discēbat, discēbāmus, discēbātis, discēbant.
3. duco, ducere, duxi, ductus – to lead (future)
Your answer: ducam (I will lead)
To conjugate the verb "duco" in the future tense, you need to take the "duc-" stem and add the appropriate endings. Here's how to conjugate it:
- ducam (I will lead)
- ducēs (you will lead)
- ducet (he/she/it will lead)
- ducēmus (we will lead)
- ducētis (you all will lead)
- ducent (they will lead)
So, the correct conjugation for "duco" in the future tense is: ducam, ducēs, ducet, ducēmus, ducētis, ducent.
You did a great job with your answers! The correct conjugations are "gero, geris, gert, gerimus, geritis, gerunt" for "gero" in the present tense, "discēbam, discēbās, discēbat, discēbāmus, discēbātis, discēbant" for "disco" in the imperfect tense, and "ducam, ducēs, ducet, ducēmus, ducētis, ducent" for "duco" in the future tense.