"Must Know" Verbs ago agō, agere, ēgī, āctus 3rd to put in motion, move, lead, drive, tend, conduct audeo audeō, audēre, -, ausus 2nd to venture, dare, be bold, dare to do, risk audio audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus 4th to hear, listen, give attention to cado cadō, cadere, cecidī, casus 3rd to fall, fall down, descend caedo caedō, caedere, cecīdī, caesus 3rd to cut, hew, cut down, fell, cut off, cut to pieces capio capiō, capere, cēpī, captus 3rd(io) to take in hand, take hold of, lay hold of, take, seize, grasp cedo cēdō, cēdere, cessī, cessus 3rd to go from, give place, remove, withdraw, go away, depart, retire claudo claudō, claudere, clausī, clausus 3rd to shut, close, shut up credo crēdō, crēdere, crēdidī, crēditus 3rd to give as a loan, lend, make a loan cupio cupiō, cupere, cupīvī, cupītus 3rd(io) to long for, desire, wish curro currō, currere, cucurrī, cursus 3rd to run, move quickly, hasten, fly debeo dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitus 2nd to withhold, keep back; to owe, be in debt; indebted to dico dicō, dicāre, dicāvī, dicātus 1st to dedicate, consecrate, devote do dō, dare, dedī, datus 1st to hand over, deliver, give up, render, furnish, pay, surrender duco dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus 3rd to lead, conduct, guide, direct, draw, bring, fetch, escort eo eō, īre, īvī, itus IRREG to go, walk, ride, sail, fly, move, pass facio faciō, facere, fēcī, factus 3rd(io) to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect, produce, compose fero ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus IRREG to bear, carry, support, lift, hold, take up fugio fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitum 3rd(io) to flee, fly, take flight, run away, make off gero gerō, gerere, gessī, gestus 3rd to bear about, bear, carry, wear, have, hold, sustain gradior gradior, gradī, gressus sum 3rd(io) to take steps, step, walk, go, advance habeo habeō, habēre, habuī, habitus 2nd to have, hold, support, carry, wear iacio iaciō, iacere, iēcī, iactus 3rd(io) to throw, cast, fling, hurl iubeo iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iūssus 2nd to order, give an order, bid, tell, command lego legō, legere, lēgī, lēctus 3rd to bring together, gather, collect licet licet, -, -, - IMPERS it is lawful, it is allowed or permitted memini meminī, memisisse DEFECT to remember, recollect, to think of, be mindful of mitto mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus 3rd to cause to go, let go, send, send off, despatch moneo moneō, monēre, monuī, monitus 2nd to remind, put in mind of, admonish, advise, warn, instruct, teach morior morior, morī, mortuus sum 3rd(io) to die, expire; to die out, expire, wither, pass away nosco nōscō, nōscere, nōvī, nōtus 3rd to get knowledge of, become acquainted with, come to know, learn parco parcō, parcere, pepercī, parsus 3rd to act sparingly, be sparing, spare, refrain from, use moderately pello pellō, pellere, pepulī, pulsus 3rd to beat, strike, knock, push, drive, hurl, impel, propel peto petō, petere, petīvī, petītus 3rd to strive for, seek, aim at, repair to, make for, travel to pono pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus 3rd to put down, set down, put, place, set, fix, lay, deposit possum possum, posse, potuī, - IRREG to be able, have power, can premo premō, premere, pressī, pressus 3rd to press; press out, express, obtain by pressing rapio rapiō, rapere, rapuī, raptus 3rd(io) to seize and carry off, to snatch, tear, drag, draw, hurry away rego regō, regere, rexī, rectus 3rd to keep straight or from going wrong, to lead straight rideo rīdeō, rīdēre, rīsī, rīsus 2nd to laugh; laugh pleasantly, to smile scio sciō, scīre, scīvī, scītus 4th to know; understand; perceive; to have knowledge of or skill in scribo scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus 3rd to write, draw, make; write down, compose, describe, depict soleo soleō, solēre, -, solitus 2nd to use, be wont, be accustomed; to have intercourse specto spectō, spectāre, spectāvī, spectātus 1st to look at, behold; to gaze at, watch, observe; to examine, try statuo statuō, statuere, statuī, statūtus 3rd to cause to stand; set up, fix in an upright position; to plant sto stō, stāre, stetī, status 1st to stand, to stand still, remain standing, stand upright sum sum, esse, fuī, - (futūrus) IRREG to be, exist, live; to happen, occur, befall, take place tendo tendō, tendere, tetendī, tentus 3rd to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend; to aim, strive, go traho trahō, trahere, traxī, tractus 3rd to draw, drag, haul, to drag along; to draw off, forth, away utor ūtor, ūtī, ūsus sum 3rd to use; to make use of, employ; to manage, control, wield veho vehō, vehere, vexī, vectus 3rd to bear, carry, convey; to be carried or borne, to ride, sail, go venio veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus 4th to come, spring, be descended; to happen; to come into; fall into verto vertō, vertere, vertī, versus 3rd to turn, to turn round or about; to change, alter, transform video videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus 2nd to see, perceive; to have the eyes open, to be awake volo volō, volāre, volāvī, volātus 1st to fly; move swiftly, fleet, speed, hasten; spread rapidly