3rd-conjugation Present System Passives

3rd Conjugation is the conjugation with the MOST verbs in Latin

Remember, it doesn't exactly act like a 1st/2nd conjugation verb

Recognize by SHORT -ere in the 2nd P.P.

Get present stem by taking off the whole -ere

When you conjugate in PRESENT, stem vowels are i/u

Pres. Pass. endings are or/ris/tur/mur/mini/ntur

peto, petere, petivi, petitus - to seek, look for

petere minus -ere = pet-

Add o/i/u

Add endings

petor, petiris, petitur, petimur, petimini, petuntur

These are formed the exact same way that 1st/2nd conjugation imperfect passives are formed (easier!)

2nd P.P., take off the -re

This means the stem vowel is an e

Add -ba- + passive endings r/ris/tur/mur/mini/ntur

peto, petere, petivi, petitus - to seek, look for

petere minus -re = pete-

Add -ba- = peteba-

Add endings

petebar, petebaris, petebatur, petebamur, petebamini, petebantur

Important to note that these are DIFFERENT from 1st/2nd conjugation futures

DO NOT USE bo/bi/bu

Instead, start with present stem (2nd P.P. minus whole -ere)

Add an A or an E (1st person singular gets a, all others get e) - sometimes this is referred to as "1a, 5es" or "ham and five eggs"

Then add passive endings (r/ris/tur/mur/mini/ntur)

peto, petere, petivi, petitu

petere minus -ere = pet-

Add 1a/5es = peta/pete

Add endings

petar/peteris/petetur/petemur/petemini/petentur

*** notice how you see ONE A stem and FIVE E stems before the endings