PRESENT ACTIVE IMPERATIVE
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160. The present, imperfect, and future active indicative of capiō are inflected as follows:
capiō, capere, take
| Pres. Stem cape- | ||
| Present | Imperfect | Future |
| Singular | ||
| 1. ca´piō | capiē´bam | ca´piam |
| 2. ca´pis | capiē´bās | ca´piēs |
| 3. ca´pit | capiē´bat | ca´piet |
| Plural | ||
| 1. ca´pimus | capiēbā´mus | capiē´mus |
| 2. ca´pitis | capiēbā´tis | capiē´tis |
| 3. ca´piunt | capiē´bant | ca´pient |
- 1. Observe that capiō and the other -iō verbs follow the fourth conjugation wherever in the fourth conjugation two vowels occur in succession. (Cf. capiō, audiō ; capiunt, audiunt ; and all the imperfect and future.) All other forms are like the third conjugation. (Cf. capis, regis; capit, regit ; etc.)
- 2. Like capiō, inflect
- faciō, facere, make, do
- fugiō, fugere, flee
- iaciō, iacere, hurl
- rapiō, rapere, seize
161. The Imperative Mood. The imperative mood expresses a command; as, come! send! The present tense of the imperative is used only in the second person, singular and plural. The singular in the active voice is regularly the same in form as the present stem. The plural is formed by adding -te to the singular.
| Conjugation | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. | amā, love thou | amā´te, love ye | |
| II. | monē, advise thou | monē´te, advise ye | |
| III. | (a) | rege, rule thou | re´gite, rule ye |
| (b) | cape, take thou | ca´pite, take ye | |
| IV. | audī, hear thou | audī´te, hear ye | |
| sum (irregular) | es, be thou | este, be ye | |
- 1. In the third conjugation the final -ĕ- of the stem becomes -ǐ- in the plural.
