Of the Orthographie and Congruitie of the Britan Tongue - A Treates, noe shorter than necessarie, for the Schooles by Alexander Hume
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7. Tyme to cum is of that q_uhi_lk is not yet begun; as, at four houres I wil wryte. OF THE POWER OF THE VERB. Cap. 10. 1. A verb signifies being or doeing. Of being ther is onelie one, I am, and is thus varyed. 2. In the present tyme, I am, thou art, he is; we are, ye are, they are. 3. In tyme passing befoer, I was, thou was, he was; we wer, ye wer, they wer. 4. In tyme past els, I have bene, thou hes bene, he hes bene; we have bene, ye have bene, they have bene. 5. In tyme past befoer, I had bene, thou had bene, he had bene; we had bene, ye had bene, they had bene. 6. In tyme to cum, I wil be, thou wilt be, he wil be; we wil be, ye wil be, they wil be. 7. Verbes of doing are actives or passives. |
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