Conjugation of docere in Latin
docereto teachregular
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | doceo | |
| tū | doces | |
| is/ea/id | docet | |
| nōs | docemus | |
| vōs | docetis | |
| eī/eae/ea | docent |
Common mistakes in the Praesēns
- vōs
docestisdocetisLearners sometimes insert an extra 's' (influence from Romance languages). Latin 2nd-person plural ending is -tis, so correct is 'docetis'.
Imperfectum
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | docebam | |
| tū | docebas | |
| is/ea/id | docebat | |
| nōs | docebamus | |
| vōs | docebatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | docebant |
Futūrum Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | docebo | |
| tū | docebis | |
| is/ea/id | docebit | |
| nōs | docebimus | |
| vōs | docebitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | docebunt |
Common mistakes in the Futūrum I
- eī/eae/ea
docentdocebuntMistaking the present indicative 3rd plural for the future. The 2nd-conjugation future 3rd plural is 'docebunt', not 'docent'.
Perfectumpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | docui | |
| tū | docuisti | |
| is/ea/id | docuit | |
| nōs | docuimus | |
| vōs | docuistis | |
| eī/eae/ea | docuerunt |
Common mistakes in the Perfectum
- ego
doctavidocuiSome learners form the perfect like a 1st-conjugation verb (-avi). 'docere' (2nd conjugation) has the perfect 'docui' (stem docu-).
Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | docueram | |
| tū | docueras | |
| is/ea/id | docuerat | |
| nōs | docueramus | |
| vōs | docueratis | |
| eī/eae/ea | docuerant |
Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect
Actions that will be finished by a future point.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | docuero | |
| tū | docueris | |
| is/ea/id | docuerit | |
| nōs | docuerimus | |
| vōs | docueritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | docuerint |
Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | doceam | |
| tū | doceas | |
| is/ea/id | doceat | |
| nōs | doceamus | |
| vōs | doceatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | doceant |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Praesēns
- ego
docamdoceamConfusion with 3rd/1st-conjugation subjunctive endings. 2nd-conjugation present subjunctive uses -eam (doceam), not -am.
Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | docerem | |
| tū | doceres | |
| is/ea/id | doceret | |
| nōs | doceremus | |
| vōs | doceretis | |
| eī/eae/ea | docerent |
Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive
Completed hypothetical actions.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | docuerim | |
| tū | docueris | |
| is/ea/id | docuerit | |
| nōs | docuerimus | |
| vōs | docueritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | docuerint |
Imperātīvusimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tū | doce | |
| vōs | docete |
Common mistakes in the Imperātīvus
- tū
doceodoceUsing the 1st-person present instead of the imperative. The 2nd-person singular imperative is 'doce' (not 'doceo').
docere — frequently asked questions
Is docere a regular verb?
Yes — docere is a regular Latin verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does docere mean?
docere is a Latin verb meaning "to teach".