Secunda · Unit 2 · Lesson 2

Currēns: the present participle

Calling, running, singing: the participle of the same time.

You will be able to

  • Form the present participle of all four conjugations
  • Decline it as a third-declension adjective
  • Translate it with “…ing”, “while” or “as”

New words

  • currō, currere, cucurrī, cursum to runEnglish: current, course
  • canō, canere, cecinī, cantum to sing (of)English: chant
  • rīdeō, rīdēre, rīsī, rīsum to laugh, smileEnglish: ridiculous, deride
  • fleō, flēre, flēvī, flētum to weep
  • lacrima, lacrimae, f. tearEnglish: lachrymose
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