Please note: the chapter 12 quiz is now on Monday to allow us to spend more time with that chapter. (See the post below this one for details.)
I have attached to this post a copy of my "how to predict 3rd declension stems" handout. Remember that the third declension acts completely differently than the first and second: the stem for the word's forms comes from the genitive singular, the second form (ex. libertas, libertatis). By studying the chart at the bottom of the handout, you can learn to predict what the stem of a third declension noun will be.
Chapter 12 introduces us to what's called "the perfect system" -- three verb tenses that use the third principal part as their stem. (e.g. amo, amare amavi, amatum or facio, facere, feci, factum). Today we got as far as discussing how to translate them:
Perfect: "I did" (as opposed to "I was doing," which is the imperfect)
Pluperfect: "I had done"
Future perfect: "I will have done"
3rd Declension Hand Out
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