Color Coded Latin: A Teaching Method

by Kathleen Canning

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Preface
Color Chart
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First Declension
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Second Declension
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Third Declension
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Fourth Declension
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Fifth Declension
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First Conjugation
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Second Conjugation
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Third Conjugation
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Fourth Conjugation
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Irregular Verbs
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Latin Sentences Using Declensions and Conjugations
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The Genitive Case
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The Dative Case
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Prepositional Phrases
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Pronouns
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Interrogative Pronouns
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Demonstrative Pronouns
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Subjunctive ARE Verbs
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Subjunctive Long ERE 2nd Conjugation Verbs
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Subjunctive ERE 3rd Conjugation Verbs
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Subjunctive I-Stem 3rd Conjugation Verbs
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Subjunctive IRE 4th Conjugation Verbs
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Latin Present Subjunctive : ARE VERBS

Learning how to form the Latin Subjunctive tenses is actually very easy. However, learning when to use the Latin Subjunctive can be very tricky. Going step by step and using the same colors used for (ARE-long ERE , ERE and IRE) you will see that by just shuffling a few letters around the formation of the Subjunctive tenses is simple. The colors will remain the same as they were when the verbs were in the Indicative mood.

Review the steps for the Indicative Mood of an ARE verb (portare)

Step 1- Look at the 4 principal parts.	porto-portare-portavi-portatus-a-um
Step 2- Identify the 2nd principal part (infinitive).	portare
Step 3- Drop the (RE) and you have the stem.	porta
Step 4- Add your personal endings.	o-s-t-mus-tis-nt = I-you-he-we-you -they

Change the Indicative Mood to the Subjunctive Mood for ARE verbs:

Change the (a) of the indicative stem to an (e) and add the regular personal endings.

It is actually that simple. To make it Passive just change to Passive personal endings.

Indicative ARE and Subjunctive ARE
Present Tense	Present Tense
porto	portem
portas	portes
portat	portet
portamus	portemus
portatis	portetis
portant	portent

INDICATIVE and SUBJUNCTIVE
Active	Passive	Active	Passive
o	portor	em	er
as	aris	es	eris
at	atur	et	etur
amus	amur	emus	emur
atis	amini	etis	emini
ant	antur	ent	entur

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