- shE wEArs A dIAmond...
- hE hEArs A pIAno...
- wE fEAr All lIArs...
- wE fEAr A lIAr... (used in Wheelock's Latin)
- lEt's bEAt thAt gIAnt... (used in Latin for Americans)
- lEt's EAt cAvIAr...
- wE EAt cAvIAr...
- wE fEAr A trIAl...
- wE bEAt All lIArs...
- hE chEAts A lIAr...
- wE bEAt A frIAr...
- shE rEAds A dIAry
- shE wEArs A tIAra...
- clEm StEAms ClAms in SIAm ...
- wE bEAt A gIAnt lIAr...(All the rest take into account the 3rd-io conjugation.)
- shE wEArs A dIAmond tIAra...
- shE wEArs A gIAnt dIAmond...
- lEt's bEAt thAt gIAnt gIAnt... (And these two are hortatory subjunctive sentences.)
- lEt's bEAt A lIAr, frIAr...
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Remembering the Present Subjunctive
In a recent Latinteach discussion, teachers shared the following memory tricks for remember the signature vowels used for the present subjunctive (E, EA, A, and IA):