[128.] The inflection of the Present Active Indicative of the first and of the second conjugation is as follows:
| a´mō, amā´re (love) | mo´neō, monē´re (advise) | ||
| Pres. Stem amā- | Pres. Stem monē- | PERSONAL ENDINGS | |
| Sing. | 1. a´mō, I love | mo´neō, I advise | -ō |
| 2. a´mās, you love | mo´nēs, you advise | -s | |
| 3. a´mat, he (she, it) loves | mo´net, he (she, it) advises | -t | |
| Plur. | 1. amā´mus, we love | monē´mus, we advise | -mus |
| 2. amā´tis, you love | monē´tis, you advise | -tis | |
| 3. a´mant, they love | mo´nent, they advise | -nt |
1. The present tense is inflected by adding the personal endings to the present stem, and its first person uses -o and not -m. The form amō is for amā-ō, the two vowels ā-ō contracting to ō. In moneō there is no contraction. Nearly all regular verbs ending in -eo belong to the second conjugation.
2. Note that the long final vowel of the stem is shortened before another vowel (monē-ō = mo´nĕō), and before final -t (amăt, monĕt) and -nt (amănt, monĕnt). Compare [§ 12. 2].
[129.] Like amō and moneō inflect the present active indicative of the following verbs2:
2. The only new verbs in this list are the five of the second conjugation which are starred. Learn their meanings.
| Indicative Present | Infinitive Present |
|---|---|
| a´rō, I plow | arā´re, to plow |
| cū´rō, I care for | cūrā´re, to care for |
| *dē´leō, I destroy | dēlē´re, to destroy |
| dēsī´derō, I long for | dēsīderā´re, to long for |
| dō,3 I give | da´re, to give |
| *ha´beō, I have | habē´re, to have |
| ha´bitō, I live, I dwell | habitā´re, to live, to dwell |
| *iu´beō, I order | iubē´re, to order |
| labō´rō, I labor | labōrā´re, to labor |
| lau´dō, I praise | laudā´re, to praise |
| mātū´rō, I hasten | mātūrā´re, to hasten |
| *mo´veō, I move | movē´re, to move |
| nār´rō, I tell | nārrā´re, to tell |
| ne´cō, I kill | necā´re, to kill |
| nūn´tiō, I announce | nūntiā´re, to announce |
| pa´rō, I prepare | parā´re, to prepare |
| por´tō, I carry | portā´re, to carry |
| pro´perō, I hasten | properā´re, to hasten |
| pug´nō, I fight | pugnā´re, to fight |
| *vi´deō, I see | vidē´re, to see |
| vo´cō, I call | vocā´re, to call |
3. Observe that in dō, dăre, the a is short, and that the present stem is dă- and not dā-. The only forms of dō that have a long are dās (pres. indic.), dā (pres. imv.), and dāns (pres. part.).
[130.] The Translation of the Present. In English there are three ways of expressing present action. We may say, for example, I live, I am living, or I do live. In Latin the one expression habitō covers all three of these expressions.
[131.] EXERCISES