In this lesson, we will study the conjugation of the active voice of the second conjugation verb DOCERE, which means “to teach”. The principal parts1 of this verb, from which all forms can be derived, are:
Principal Parts
1st Person, Present Indicative:
doceo I teach
Present Infinitive:
docere to teach
1st Person Perfect Indicative:
docui I have taught
Perfect Passive Participle (Supine):
doctum taught
Indicative Mood
1. Present Tense
Singular
doceo I teach
doces you teach
docet he teach
Plural
docemus we teach
docetis you (pl.) teach
docent they teach
2. Perfect Tense
Singular
docui I have taught
docuisti you have taught
docuit he has taught
Plural
docuimus we have taught
docuistis you (pl.) have taught
docuerunt they have taught
3. Imperfect Tense
Singular
docebam I did teach
docebas you did teach
docebat he did teach
Plural
docebamus we did teach
docebatis you (pl.) did teach
docebant they did teach
4. Pluperfect Tense
Singular
docueram I had taught
docueras you had taught
docuerat he had taught
Plural
docueramus we had taught
docueratis you (pl.) had taught
docuerant they had taught
5. Future Tense
Singular
docebo I shall teach
docebis you will teach
docebit he will teach
Plural
docebimus we shall teach
docebitis you (pl.) will teach
docebunt they will teach
6. Future Perfect Tense
Singular
docuero I shall have taught
docueris you will have taught
docuerit he will have taught
Plural
docuerimus we shall have taught
docueritis you (pl.) will have taught
docuerint they will have taught
Conjunctive Mood
1. Present Tense
Singular
doceam I may teach
doceas you may teach
doceat he may teach
Plural
doceamus we may teach
doceatis you (pl.) may teach
doceant they may teach
2. Perfect Tense
Singular
docuerim I might have taught
docueris you might have taught
docuerit he might have taught
Plural
docuerimus we might have taught
docueritis you (pl.) might have taught
docuerint they might have taught
3. Imperfect Tense
Singular
docerem I might teach
doceres you might teach
doceret he might teach
Plural
doceremus we might teach
doceretis you (pl.) might teach
docerent they might teach
4. Pluperfect Tense
Singular
docuissem I might had taught
docuisses you might had taught
docuisset he might had taught
Plural
docuissemus we might had taught
docuissetis you (pl.) might had taught
docuissent they might had taught
Imperative Mood
1. Present or Future Tense
Singular
— —
doce or doceto teach
doceto let him teach
Plural
— —
docete or docetote teach (pl.)
docunto let them teach
Infinitives
1. Present:
docere to teach
2. Perfect:
docuisse to have taught
3. Future:
docturus esse to be about to teach
4. Fut. Perfect:
docturus fuisse to have taught hereafter
Participles
1. Present:
docens teaching
2. Future:
docturus about to teach
Gerund
Genitive:
docendi of teaching
Dative:
docendo for teaching
Accusative:
docendum teaching
Ablative:
docendo by teaching
Supine
Genitive:
—
Dative:
—
Accusative:
doctum to teach
Ablative:
doctu to teach
