[*] 171. Verbs are classed in Four Regular Conjugations, distinguished by the stem-vowel which appears before -re in the Present Infinitive Active:—
| CONJUGATION | INFINITIVE ENDING | STEM |
| First | -āre (am āre ） | ā |
| Second | -ēre (mon ēre ） | ē |
| Third | -ĕre (reg ĕre ） | ĕ |
| Fourth | -īre (aud īre ） | ī |