Color Coded Latin: A Teaching Method

by Kathleen Canning

© 2011



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  1. Preface
  2. Color Chart
  3. First Declension
  4. Second Declension
  5. Third Declension
  6. Fourth Declension
  7. Fifth Declension
  8. First Conjugation
  9. Second Conjugation
  10. Third Conjugation
  11. Fourth Conjugation
  12. Irregular Verbs
  13. Latin Sentences Using Declensions and Conjugations
  14. The Genitive Case
  15. The Dative Case
  16. Prepositional Phrases
  17. Pronouns
  18. Interrogative Pronouns
  19. Demonstrative Pronouns
  20. Subjunctive ARE Verbs
  21. Subjunctive Long ERE 2nd Conjugation Verbs
  22. Subjunctive ERE 3rd Conjugation Verbs
  23. Subjunctive I-Stem 3rd Conjugation Verbs
  24. Subjunctive IRE 4th Conjugation Verbs


Third Conjugation Verbs:

Third conjugation verbs come in two categories. 1) Regular and 2) I- Stem.

The regular verbs will differ from the first and second conjugation in forming the stem of the present tense and in changing the ending of the present, 3rd person plural to (U).

Third conjugation verbs will also change the endings for the future tense.

The I-Stem verbs, much like the I-Stem nouns, will add an extra (I) in the first three tenses along with changing the stem of the present tense.

They will also change the ending of the present 3rd plural to an (IUNT).

Like the regular 3rd conjugation verbs the endings for the future tense will now be changed from [bo-bis-bit] to am-es-et. * If you see bo/bis/bit endings you are in conjugation 1 or 2.

The good news is that the 4th conjugation verbs will follow the pattern of the 3rd conjugation I- Stem verbs.

Compound verbs of the 3rd conjugation will be introduced along with some simple spelling changes to make them less daunting.

The following two charts will provide endings both for the regular 3rd conjugation and the I-Stem 3rd conjugation verbs.

3rd Conjugation Regular Verb Chart:

REGOREGEREREXIRECTUS-A-UM
o(e)bamamieramero
is(e)basesistieraseris
it(e)batetiteraterit
imus(e)bamusemusimuseramuserimus
itis(e)batisetisistiseratiseritis
unt*(e)bantenterunteranterint


1)(REGO)/(REGI) do4) (REXI) DROP THE (i)have/has
2) (REGE + BAM)used to/did5) SAMEhad
3) REG + AM/ES/ET)will6) SAMEwill have
3rd Conjugation I-Stem VerbsCAPIOCAPERECEPICAPTUS-A-UM

io(ie)bamami eramero
is(ie)basesisti eraseris
it(ie)batetiteraterit
imus(ie)bamusemusimuseramuserimus
itis(ie)batisetisistiseratiseritis
iunt(ie)bantenterunteranterint
doused towillhavehadwill have

1) (CAPIO/CAPI)do4) (CEPI) DROP THE (i)have/has
2) (CAPIE + BAM)used to/did5) SAMEhad
3) (CAPI) +AM/ES/ET)will6) SAMEwill have

SYNOPSIS OF REGO 3 pl. [they]
REGUNTthey rule
REGEBANTthey ruled
REGENTthey will rule
REXERUNTthey have ruled
REXERANTthey had ruled
REXERINTthey will have ruled

SYNOPSIS OF CAPIO 1 s. [I]
CAPIOI capture
CAPIEBAMI did capture
CAPIAMI will capture
CEPII have captured
CEPERAMI had captured
CEPEROI will have captured

Basic Vocabulary for the 3rd Conjugation
agoagereegiactumdo/drive
cogocogerecoegicoactumcollect/compel
defendodefenderedefendidefensumdefend
ducoducereduxiductumlead
gerogereregessigestumbear/carry on/(wage war)
mittomitteremisimissumsend
ponoponereposuipositumput/place
regoregererexirectumrule
relinquorelinquerereliquirelictumleave
surgosurgeresurrexisurrectumrise up/stand up
tradotraderetradiditraditumsurrender/hand over
vincovincerevicivictumconquer/defeat

I-Stem
accipioaccipereaccepiacceptumreceive/accept
capiocaperecepicaptumcapture
conficioconficereconfeciconfectumfinish
cupiocuperecupivicupitumwish/desire
faciofacerefecifactummake/do
iacioiacereieciiactumthrow
incipioincipereincepiinceptumbegin
interficiointerficereinterfeciinterfectumkill

Easy spelling pattern for the I-Stem compound words:
capiofacio
accipioconficio
incipiointerficio

Look at the principal parts: The stems have a pattern in some compound verbs.
Principal Parts 1234
Typical Patterniacioaaea
Typical Patterncapioaaea

The compounds also have a pattern:
Principal Parts 1234
Typical Patterninterficioiiee
Typical Patternaccipioiiea

Drills: TENSE
He has ruledrexit4
We will killinterficiemus3
They had ledduxerant5
She used to capturecapiebat2
They will have wantedcupiverint6
He and she do sendmittunt 1

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