Third Conjugation Verbs

List of third conjugation verbs and their grammar.

Ending Pattern

  • -ō, -ere (ago, agere)

Present Indicative Chart

Singular Plural
1st -imus
2nd -is -itis
3rd. -it -unt

Present Imperative Chart

2nd Singular Plural
stem + e stem + ite

Present Active Infinitive Chart

Latin Form English Translation
stem + re to verb
Ex: agere to lead

Present Passive Infinitive Chart

Latin Form English Translation
stem + i to be verbed
Ex: agi to be led

Imperfect Indicative Chart

Singular Plural
1st -ebam -ebamus
2nd -ebas -ebatis
3rd. -ebat -ebant

Future Indicative Chart

Singular Plural
1st -am -emus
2nd -es -etis
3rd. -et -ent

Perfect Active Indicative Chart

I have verbed; I verbed
Singular Plural
1st -imus
2nd -istī -istis
3rd. -it -ērunt

Pluperfect Active Indicative Chart

I had verbed
Singular Plural
1st -eram -erāmus
2nd -erās -erātis
3rd. -erat -erant

Future Perfect Active Indicative Chart

I shall have verbed
Singular Plural
1st -erō -erimus
2nd -eris -eritis
3rd. -erit -erint

Present Indicative Passive

I am (being) verbed
Singular Plural
1st -or -imur
2nd -eris -iminī
3rd. -itur -untur

Imperfect Indicative Passive

I was (being) verbed, used to be verbed
Singular Plural
1st -ebar -ebamur
2nd -ebaris -ebaminī
3rd. -ebatur -ebantur

Future Indicative Passive

I will be verbed
Singular Plural
1st -ar -emur
2nd -ēris -eminī
3rd. -etur -entur

Perfect Indicative Passive

I was verbed, have been verbed
Singular Plural
1st (4th principal stem + -us/-a/-um) sum (4th principal stem + -i/-ae/-a) sumus
2nd (4th principal stem + -us/-a/-um) es (4th principal stem + -i/-ae/-a) estis
3rd. (4th principal stem + -us/-a/-um) est (4th principal stem + -i/-ae/-a) sunt

Pluperfect Perfect Indicative Passive

I had been verbed
Singular Plural
1st (4th principal stem + -us/-a/-um) eram (4th principal stem + -i/-ae/-a) eramus
2nd (4th principal stem + -us/-a/-um) erās (4th principal stem + -i/-ae/-a) erātis
3rd. (4th principal stem + -us/-a/-um) erat (4th principal stem + -i/-ae/-a) erant

Future Perfect Indicative Passive

I will have been verbed
Singular Plural
1st (4th principal stem + -us/-a/-um) erō (4th principal stem + -i/-ae/-a) erimus
2nd (4th principal stem + -us/-a/-um) eris (4th principal stem + -i/-ae/-a) eritis
3rd. (4th principal stem + -us/-a/-um) erit (4th principal stem + -i/-ae/-a) erunt

List of Third Conjugation Verbs

Term Definition Derivatives
ago, agere, egi, actum to drive, lead, do, act; pass, spend agent, agenda, agile, action
disco, discere, didici to learn disciple, disciplinary
duco, ducere, duxi, ductum to lead; consider, regard; prolong ductile, abduct, deduce, reduce, seduce
gero, gerere, gessi, gestum to carry; carry on, manage, conduct, wage, accomplish, perform gesture, exaggerate, register, registry
scribo, sribere, scripsi, scriptum to write, compose ascribe, circumscribe, conscript, describe, inscribe
traho, trahere, traxi, tractum to draw, drag; derive, acquire attract, contract, retract, subtract, tractor
vinco, vincere, vici, victum to conquer, overcome convince, convict, evince, evict, invincible, Vincent, victor Victoria, vanquish
dico, dicere, dixi, dictum to say, tell, speak; name, call dictate, dictum, dictionary, ditto, contradict, indict, edict, verdict
vivo, vivere, vixi, victum to live revive, survive, vivid, vivify
intellego, intellegere, intellexi, intellectum to understand intelligent, intelligible, intellect, intellectual
mitto, mittere, misi, missum to send, let go admit, commit, emit, omit, permit, promise, remit, submit, transmit, compromise, demise
amitto, amittere, amisī, amissum to send away; lose, let go amissible
alō, alere, aluī, altum to nourish, support, sustain, increase; cherish aliment, alimentary, alimony, coalesce, adolescence
diligō, diligere, dilexī, dilēctum to esteem, love diligent, diligence
iungō, iungere, iunxī, iūnctum to join join, joint, junction, juncture, adjunct, conjunction, enjoin, injunction, subjunctive
currō, currere, cucurrī, cursum to run, rush, move quickly current, cursive, cursory, course, coarse, discursive, incur, occur, recur
committō, committere, commisī, commissum to entrust, commit committee, commission, commissary, commitment, noncommissioned, noncommissioned
regō, regere, rēxī, rēctum to rule, guide, direct regent, regime, regiment, regular, regulate, correct, direction, rectitude
admittō, admittere, admīsī, admissum to admit, receive, let in admission, admissible
neglegō, neglegere, neglēxī, neglēctum to neglect, disregard negligent, negligee, negligible
fluō, fluere, flūxī, flūxum to flow fluid, fluent, flux, influx, affluence, influence, confluence, influenza, flu, mellifluous, superfluous
legō, legere, lēgī, lēctum to pick out, choose; read elect, elegant, eligible, lecture, legend, legible, intellect
relinquō, relinquere, relīquī, relictum to leave behind, leave, abandon, desert relinquish, reliquary, relict, relic, delinquent, dereliction
tangō, tangere, tetigī, tāctum to touch tangent, tangible, tact, tactile, contact, contagious, contiguous, contingent, integer, taste, tax
cernō, cernere, crēvī, crētum to distinguish, discern, perceive discernible, discreet, discrete, discretion
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātum to raise, lift up; take away, remove,, destroy extol, sublate, sublation