PRESENT ACTIVE INDICATIVE OF REGŌ AND AUDIŌ
[147.] As we learned in [§ 126], the present stem of the third conjugation ends in -ĕ, and of the fourth in -ī. The inflection of the Present Indicative is as follows:
| Conjugation III | Conjugation IV |
|---|---|
| re´gō, re´gere (rule) | au´diō, audī´re (hear) |
| Pres. Stem regĕ- | Pres. Stem audī- |
| SINGULAR | |
| 1. re´gō, I rule | au´diō, I hear |
| 2. re´gis, you rule | au´dīs, you hear |
| 3. re´git, he (she, it) rules | au´dit, he (she, it) hears |
| PLURAL | |
| 1. re´gimus, we rule | audī´mus, we hear |
| 2. re´gitis, you rule | audī´tis, you hear |
| 3. re´gunt, they rule | au´diunt, they hear |
1. The personal endings are the same as before.
2. The final short -e- of the stem regĕ- combines with the -ō in the first person, becomes -u- in the third person plural, and becomes -ĭ- elsewhere. The inflection is like that of erō, the future of sum.
3. In audiō the personal endings are added regularly to the stem audī-. In the third person plural -u- is inserted between the stem and the personal ending, as audi-u-nt. Note that the long vowel of the stem is shortened before final -t just as in amō and moneō. (Cf. [§ 12. 2].)
Note that -i- is always short in the third conjugation and long in the fourth, excepting where long vowels are regularly shortened. (Cf. [§ 12. 1, 2].)
[148.] Like regō and audiō inflect the present active indicative of the following verbs:
| Indicative Present | Infinitive Present |
|---|---|
| agō, I drive | agere, to drive |
| dīcō, I say | dīcere, to say |
| dūcō, I lead | dūcere, to lead |
| mittō, I send | mittere, to send |
| mūniō, I fortify | mūnīre, to fortify |
| reperiō, I find | reperīre, to find |
| veniō, I come | venīre, to come |
[149.] EXERCISES