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Common Irregular Latin Verbs

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Like any language, Latin has regular and irregular verbs. Regular verbs follow common rules when you conjugate them; irregular verbs follow their own rules. The following table shows some of the most used irregular verbs, their conjugations, and pronunciations:

Verb Meaning
fero, ferre, tuli, latus (feh-ro, fehr-reh, tu-lee, lah-tus) to bear, carry
sum, esse, fui, futurus (sum, ehs-seh, fu-ee, fu-too-rus) to be
volo, velle, volui (woh-lo, woh-leh, woh-lu-ee) to want
nolo, nolle, nolui (no-lo, no-leh, no-lu-ee) not to want
malo, malle, malui (mah-lo, mah-leh, mah-lu-ee) to prefer
eo, ire, ii, iturus (eh-o, ee-reh, ih-ee, ih-too-rus) to go

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Clifford A. Hull MA in Classical Studies, MA in Classical Architecture, and MLS, teaches Latin, history, and social science at The Harker School in California.

Steven R. Perkins MA in Classics, is an award-winning teacher who has taught Latin and Classics for more than 30 years at secondary and undergraduate levels.

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