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Latin verbs belong to 4 conjugation groups identified by their stem vowel: -āre, -ēre, -ere, and -īre.
About Latin Conjugation
Latin Verb Conjugation
Latin verbs are organized into four conjugation groups identified by their characteristic stem vowel: first (-āre), second (-ēre with long e), third (-ere with short e), and fourth (-īre). The conjugation group determines the vowel patterns throughout the entire verb paradigm.
Principal Parts: Every Latin verb has four principal parts — the first-person singular present indicative, the infinitive, the first-person singular perfect indicative, and the perfect passive participle. From these four forms, you can derive every possible conjugated form of the verb.
No Auxiliaries: Unlike modern Romance languages, Latin forms its perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tenses with dedicated endings rather than auxiliary verbs. Each tense has its own complete set of personal endings, making the system self-contained but requiring more memorization.