Read Part I here.
Review: Latin principal parts are a list of four Latin verb forms. These forms are chosen because if you know them, you can successfully write out or translate *any* form of that verb.
The first form is the first person singular of the present indicative active. This form ends in a long -o: laudo, clamo, facio.
2. The second form is the present active infinitive. This form is called 'infinitive' (Latin for "not limited") because it is a very open-ended form, it just means "to …. run/sit/whatever."
The form is called 'present' because the action is taking place in the present moment ("to run" instead of "to have run").
It is called 'active' because it describes something a person would do themselves ("I like to run") rather than something they would do to an inanimate object or another person ("I like to run" as opposed to "race to be run").
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