[VERBS IN -iō, -ere.]
[784.] Verbs in -iō, -ere, as capiō, capere, take (cap-), drop an i in some forms of the present and imperfect. The present system is as follows:
| ACTIVE VOICE. | ||
|---|---|---|
| INDICATIVE MOOD. | ||
| Singular. | Plural. | |
| Pres. | capiō, capis, capit | capimus, capitis, capiunt |
| Imp. | capiēbam, capiēbās, capiēbat | capiēbāmus, capiēbātis, capiēbant |
| Fut. | capiam, capiēs, capiet | capiēmus, capiētis, capient |
| SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. | ||
| Pres. | capiam, capiās, capiat | capiāmus, capiātis, capiant |
| Imp. | caperem, caperēs, caperet | caperēmus, caperētis, caperent |
| IMPERATIVE MOOD. | ||
| cape or capitō, capitō | capite or capitōte, capiuntō | |
| INFINITIVE. | PARTICIPLE. | |
| Pres. | capere | capiēns |
| GERUND. | ||
| Gen. | capiendī, &c. | |
| PASSIVE VOICE. | ||
| INDICATIVE MOOD. | ||
| Singular. | Plural. | |
| Pres. | capior, caperis or -re,capitur | capimur, capiminī, capiuntur |
| Imp. | capiēbar, capiēbāre or -ris,capiēbātur | capiēbāmur, capiēbāminī,capiēbantur |
| Fut. | capiar, capiēre or -ris,capiētur | capiēmur, capiēminī, capientur |
| SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. | ||
| Pres. | capiar, capiāre or -ris,capiātur | capiāmur, capiāminī, capiantur |
| Imp. | caperer, caperēre or -ris,caperētur | caperēmur, caperēminī, caperentur |
| IMPERATIVE MOOD. | ||
| capere or capitor, capitor | capiminī, capiuntor | |
| INFINITIVE. | GERUNDIVE. | |
| Pres. | capi | capiendus |
[785.] There are a dozen verbs in -īō, -ere, like capiō, and three deponents in -ior, -ī, all formed from consonant roots with a short vowel: see [836]. aiō, say, and fīō, grow, become, have certain peculiarities arising from the blending of the root with the suffix.
(1.) aiō, say, say ay, avouch (ag-).
[786.] aiō, say, is defective, and has only these parts in common use:
| Singular. | Plural. | |
| Ind. Pres. | aiō, ais, ait | ——, ——, aiunt |
| Ind. Imp. | aiēbam, aiēbās, aiēbat | aiēbāmus, aiēbātis, aiēbant |
| Subj. Pres. | ——, aiās, aiāt | ——, ——, —— |
[787.] For aiō, sometimes written aiiō ([23]), see [153, 2]. Old forms are: present ais, aīs, a͡is, or with -n interrogative āin, a͡in; aīt, ait, or a͡it; imperfect a͡ibam, a͡ibās, a͡ibat, and a͡ibant; imperative once only, aī (Naev.). A participle aientibus, affirmative, occurs once (Cic.).
(2.) fīō, become, am made.
[788.] fīō, become, and factus sum supplement each other: in the present system, the passive of faciō, make, except the gerundive, faciendus, is not used, fīō, &c., taking its place; in the perfect system, only factus sum, &c., is used.