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FF One 015 Lesson IV
First Form One 015 – Lesson IV – The Infinitive - Basics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three tenses of the Present System? | The three tenses of the Present System are the present, the imperfect, and the future. |
| Why are the three tenses of the Present System grouped together? | All three tenses of the Present System are built on the present stem. |
| What is the term for the four main forms for each verb? | The four main forms for each verb are the principal lparts. |
| What do the principal parts of a verb provide? | The principal parts of a verb provide the stems needed to conjugate that verb in all of its tenses. |
| What is the infinitive form of a verb? | The infinitive form is "to" plus the verb. |
| What are the first two principal parts of a verb? | The first principal part is the I-form of the verb and the second principal part is the infinitive, to [verb]. |
| Use the Latin for "I love" and give the first two principal parts in English and in Latin. | amo = I love. amare = to love. |
| What is the "entry form" of a verb? | The "entry form" of a verb is how it is listed in a vocabulary list or the dictionary. |
| The infinitive of every 1st conjugation verb ends in _____ ? | The infinitive of every 1st conjugation verb ends in are. |
| In a vocabulary list or dictionary entry, a 1st conjugation verb may be written in either of two ways. What are they? (use amo) | amo amare or amo -are |
| In Lesson I we learned that to find the present stem of the vocabulary words, we drop the o and add a ... amo minus o plus a gives ama. What is the "official" way to find the stem of a 1st conjugation verb? Explain using amo. | The official way to find the stem of a 1st conjugation verb is to drop re from the infinitive form ... amare minus re gives ama. |
| What is a finite verb? | A finited (limited) verb is one tht is specific in terms of person, number, tense, voice, and mood. |
| What is an infinitive (unlimited) verb? | An infinitive (unlimited, like "infinitiy") is not specific or limited to person, number, tense, voice or mood. |