Fill in the blanks about imperatives.
1. Singular imperatives end in ___________.
2. Plural imperatives end in ____________.
3. ______+_____ = a Singular, Negative Imperative.
4. ______+ _____= a Plural, Negative Imperative.
5. The ______case of nouns is used with
imperatives.
6. The __________ends in –re and is translated
“_____” verb and is used to form the negative
imperative.
FORMING IMPERATIVES
• Imperatives form using the infinitive/2nd principle
part of the verb – find the present stem!
• INFINITIVES: portāre; docēre; trahere; capiō,
capere; audīre
1st conj
2nd conj
3rd conj
3rd io
4th conj.
Sing.
portā
docē
trahe
cape
audī
Pl.
portāte
docēte
trahite* capite*
audīte
IRREGULAR IMPERATIVES
• “dic, dūc, fac, & fer should have an
“e” but it’s not there!!!”
• The singular imperative of the verbs,
“dicere, dūcere, facere, and ferre”
(to say, to lead, to make/do, to bring/carry)
are formed without vowels and are
thus irregular.