Examples of Third Conjugation Verbs

e-stems

• ago, -ere, egi, actus. vt. do, discuss, spend (time).
• cogo, -ere, -egi, -actus. vt. collect, compel.
• cano, -ere, cecini, cantus. vt. sing (of).
• cado, -ere, cecidi, casurus. vt. fall.
• cedo, -ere, cessi, cessus. vt. grant, yield, submit to, go, proceed.
• accedo, -deri, -ssi, -ssus. vt. go to, approach.
• discedo, -deri, -ssi, -ssus. vt. go from, leave.
• excedo, -deri, -ssi, -ssus. vt. go from, leave.
• recedo, -deri, -ssi, -ssus. vt. go back to, return.
• cresco, -ere, crevi, creturus. vi. grow, increase.
• decresco, -crescere, -crevi, -creturus. vi. decrease.
• curro, -ere, cucurri, cursus. vt. run.
• do, dare, dedi, datus. vt. give. (1st conjugation irregular).
• dedo, -dere, -didi, -ditus. vt. surrender.
• perdo, -dere, -didi, -ditus. vt. destroy, lose, waste.
• reddo, -dere, -didi, -ditus. vt. give back, return.
• trado, -dere, -didi, -ditus. vt. hand over, betray.
• duco, -ere, duxi, ductus. vt. lead, consider.
• deduco, -cere, -xi, -ctus. vt. deduce, deduct, subtract.
• reduco, -cere, -xi, -ctus. vt. revive, restore, withdraw.
• eruo, -uere, -ui, -itus. vt. uproot, elicit, destroy.
• figo, -gere, -xi, -xus (-ctus) vt. fix, attach. cruci figere crucify.
• praefigo, -gere, -xi, -xus (-ctus) vt. fix, fasten, prefix, impale.
• frango, -ere, fregi, fractus. vt. break, shatter, smash.
• fremo, -ere, ui, -itus. vt. grumble at, complain loudly about.
• fungor, -i, functus sum. vi. perform.
• gero, -ere, gessi, gestus. vt. conduct, manage. bellum gerere. wage war.
• incolo, -ere, -ui. vi. inhabit.
• induo, -ere, -ui, -utus. vt. cover, wrap, assume.
• lego, -ere, lexi, lectus. vt. choose, select, read.
• intellego, -legere, -lexi, -lectus. vt. understand.
• mitto, -ere, misi, missus. vt. send.
• pello, -ere, pepuli, pulsus. vt. push, drive off.
• expello, -pellere, -puli, -pulsus. vt. push out, drive out, expel.
• repello, -pellere, -puli, -pulsus. vt. push back, drive back, repel.
• peto, -ere, petivi, petitus. vt. seek, ask for.
• pono, -ere, posui, positus. vt. put, place, set aside.
• appono, -nere, -sui, -situs. vt. serve (food), put near, put beside.
• compono, -nere, -sui, -situs. vt. put together, compose.
• depono, -nere, -sui, -situs. vt. deposit, lay aside, bring down.
• dispono, -nere, -sui, -situs. vt. arrange, decribe, dispose.
• expono, -nere, -sui, -situs. vt. explain, expose.
• impono, -nere, -sui, -situs. vt. place, deceive.
• interpono, -nere, -sui, -situs. vt. place between, interpose, intervene.
• oppono, -nere, -sui, -situs. vt. oppose.
• postpono, -nere, -sui, -s(i)tus. vt. put after.
• praepono, -nere, -sui, -situs. vt. put ahead of, prefer.
• propono, -nere, -sui, -situs. vt. propose, publish, display.
• repono, -nere, -sui, -s(i)tus. vt. put back, replace, restore.
• superpono, -nere, -sui, -s(i)tus. vt. place (something) upon (+ dative).  (Classical physicists are fond of superposition [superpositio, -ionis].)
• posco, -ere, poposci. vi. beg, demand.
• quaero, -rere, -sivi or -sii, -situs.  vt. look for, search for, obtain.
• rego, -ere, rexi, rectus. vt. set up, erect, raise.
• derigo, -ere, derexi, derectus. vt. set straight, direct.
• erigo, -ere, erexi, erectus. vt. govern, rule, guide.
• pergo, -ere, perrexi, perrectus. vt. continue, proceed, go on with.
• surrigo, -ere, surrexi, surrectus. vt. raise, lift up.
• repo, -ere, repsi. vi. creep, crawl.
  • surrepo, -ere, surrepsi, surreptum. vt. creep under. vi. creep up, (with dative) creep up on.
• scribo, -ere, scripsi, scriptus. vt. write.
• inscribo, -scribere, -scripsi, -scriptus. vt. write on, inscribe.
• rescribo, -scribere, -scripsi, -scriptus. vt. write back, rewrite.
• sumo, -ere, sumpsi, sumptus. vt. take, assume.
• tego, -ere, texi, tectus. vt. cover, conceal.
• contego, -gere, -xi, -ctus. vt. shield, protect.
• detego, -gere, -xi, -ctus. vt. uncover, detect, expose.
• intego, -gere, -xi, -ctus. vt. cover up, protect.
• protego, -gere, -xi, -ctus. vt. protect.
• vivo, -ere, vixi, victurus. vi. be alive, survive; (with ablative, or with de followed by ablative:) subsist on. vive. adv. in a lively manner.
• volvo, -vere, -vi, -utus. vt. roll, turn about.
• evolvo, -vere, -vi, -utus. vt. unroll, unfold, spread, expand.

i-stems

• capio, -ere, cepi, captus. vt. take, capture.
• accipio, -cipere, -cepi, -ceptus. vt. receive.
• excipio, -cipere, -cepi, -ceptus. vt. take out.
• incipio, -cipere, -cepi, -ceptus. vt. begin.
• recipio, -cipere, -cepi, -ceptus. vt. take back, receive.
• suscipio, -cipere, -cepi, -ceptus. vt. undertake, begin.
• facio, -ere, feci, factus. vt. make, do. For passive forms, use the irregular verb fio, fieri, factus sum, be made, become.
• afficio, -ficere, -feci, -fectus. vt. affect.
• conficio, -ficere, -feci, -fectus. vt. complete, accomplish.
• inficio, -ficere, -feci, -fectus. vt. stain, poison, corrupt.
• interficio, -ficere, -feci, -fectus. vt. consider, kill.
• perficio, -ficere, -feci, -fectus. vt. complete, finish.
• praeficio, -ficere, -feci, -fectus. vt. place in charge.
• reficio, -ficere, -feci, -fectus. vt. repair, renew.
• sufficio, -ficere, -feci, -fectus. vt. suffice, afford.
• fugio, -ere, fugi, fugitus. vt. flee, escape from. vi. flee, escape.
• iacio, -ere, ieci, iactus. vt. throw, hurl.
• abicio, -icere, -ieci, -iectus. vt. throw down, weaken.
• conicio, -icere, -ieci, -iectus. vt. hurl, throw together, put together, conjecture.
• deicio, -icere, -ieci, -iectus. vt. throw down.
• inicio, -icere, -ieci, -iectus. vt. throw on, don, put on.
• proicio, -icere, -ieci, -iectus. vt. fling, abandon.
• subicio, -icere, -ieci, -iectus. vt. subordinate, put down.
• specio, -ere, spexi, spectus. vt. look at.
• aspicio, -icere, -exi, -ectus. vt. inspect, consider.
• despicio, -icere, -exi, -ectus. vt. look down upon, despise.
• inspicio, -icere, -exi, -ectus. vt. look into, examine.
• prospicio, -icere, -exi, -ectus. vt. contemplate.
• respicio, -icere, -exi, -ectus. vt. look back, consider, respect.
• suspicio, -icere, -exi, -ectus. vt. esteem, look up to, suspect.

Ø-stems

• fero, ferre, tuli, latus. vt. carry, bear.
• confero, -ferre, -tuli, collatus. vt. collect, confer.
• defero, -ferre, -tuli, -latus. vt. carry away, hand over.  nomen deferre. to accuse.
• infero, -ferre, -tuli, -latum. vi. carry in, place on, infer (+ dat.).
• praefero, -ferre, -tuli, -latus. vt. hurry past.
• refero, -ferre, -tuli, -latus. vt. bring back, refer, restore, repeat.
• transfero, -ferre, -tuli, -latus. vt. convey, transfer.