Editing Latin conjugation (section)

===''Edō''===
The verb {{lang|la|edō, edere/ēsse, ēdī, ēsum}} "to eat" has regular 3rd conjugation forms appearing alongside irregular ones:<ref>Gildersleeve & Lodge (1895), pp. 118–119.</ref>
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||||''I eat''||''I will eat''||''I was eating'' || ||''I may eat''||''I might eat''
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|''I<br />you sg.<br />he, she, it<br />we<br />you pl.<br />they''
|'''{{lang|la|edō<br />edis, ēs<br />edit, ēst<br />edimus<br />editis, ēstis<br />edunt|italic=no}}'''
|'''{{lang|la|edam<br />edēs<br />edet<br />edēmus<br />edētis<br />edent|italic=no}}'''
|'''{{lang|la|edēbam<br />edēbās<br />edēbat<br />edēbāmus<br />edēbātis<br />edēbant|italic=no}}'''
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|'''{{lang|la|edam, edim<br />edās, edīs<br />edat, edit<br />edāmus, edīmus<br />edātis, edītis<br />edant, edint|italic=no}}'''
|'''{{lang|la|ederem, ēssem<br />ederēs, ēssēs<br />ederet, ēsset<br />ederēmus, ēssēmus<br />ederētis, ēssētis<br />ederent, ēssent|italic=no}}'''
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Other forms:

*Infinitive: '''{{lang|la|edere/ēsse|italic=no}}''' "to eat"
*Passive infinitive: '''{{lang|la|edī|italic=no}}''' "to be eaten"
*Imperative: '''{{lang|la|ede!/ēs!|italic=no}}''' (pl. '''{{lang|la|edite!/ēste|italic=no}}''') "eat!"
*Present participle: '''{{lang|la|edēns|italic=no}}''' (pl. '''{{lang|la|edentēs|italic=no}}''') "eating"
*Future participle: '''{{lang|la|ēsūrus|italic=no}}''' (pl. '''{{lang|la|ēsūrī|italic=no}}''') "going to eat"
*Gerundive: '''{{lang|la|edendus|italic=no}}''' (pl. '''{{lang|la|edendī|italic=no}}''') "needing to be eaten"
*Gerund: '''{{lang|la|edendī|italic=no}}''' "of eating", '''{{lang|la|edendō|italic=no}}''' "by /for eating", '''{{lang|la|ad edendum|italic=no}}''' "in order to eat" / "for eating"

The passive form '''{{lang|la|ēstur|italic=no}}''' "it is eaten" is also found.

The present subjunctive '''{{lang|la|edim, edīs, edit|italic=no}}''' etc. is found mostly in early Latin.

In writing, there is a possibility of confusion between the forms of this verb and those of {{lang|la|sum}} "I am" and {{lang|la|ēdō}} "I give out, put forth"; for example, {{lang|la|ēsse}} "to eat" vs. {{lang|la|esse}} "to be"; {{lang|la|edit}} "he eats" vs. {{lang|la|ēdit}} "he gives out".

The compound verb {{lang|la|comedō, comedere/comēsse, comēdī, comēsum}} "to eat up, consume" is similar.