Present Tense

Middle English Present Tense Inflection by Dialect

NorthMidlandsSouth
Indicativesingular1st-(e)-e-e
2nd-esest,(-es)-(e)st
3rd-es-es,eþ
plural-es,-is-es,-e(n)-eþ
Subjunctivesingular-(e)-e-e
plural-(en)-e(n)-e(n)
Imperativesingular2nd------
plural-es-eþ-eþ
Infinitive---(e)n-(e)n
Participle-and(e)-and,-ende,-ing(e)-inde,-ing(e)

Preterit

Middle English Preterit Strong Verb Inflection by Dialect

NorthMidlands and South
Indicativesingular1st----
2nd---(e)
3rd----
plural---e(n)
Subjunctivesingular---e
plural---e(n)
Past Participle-(e)n-(e)n,-e(n)

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Middle English Preterit Weak Verb Inflection by Subclass

Group IGroup IIaGroup IIb
Indicativesingular1st-ed(e)-d(e)-t(e)
2nd-edest-dest-test
3rd-ed(e)-d(e)-t(e)
plural-ed(e)(n)-d(e)(n)-t(e)(n)
Subjunctivesingular-ed(e)-d(e)-t(e)
plural-ed(e)(n)-d(e)(n)-t(e)(n)
Past Participle-ed-d-t

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bīnden - OE bīndan, band, bundon, bunden - "to bind"

NorthMidlands and South
Indicativesingular1stbandbōnd
2ndbandbōund
3rdbandbōnd
pluralbandbōunde(n)
Subjunctivesingularbandbōunde
pluralbandbōunde(n)
Past Participlebunden(y)-bōunde(n)

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tāken - OE tacan, tōc, tōcon, tacen - "to take"

NorthMidlands and South
Indicativesingular1sttōktōk
2ndtōktōke
3rdtōktōk
pluraltōktōke(n)
Subjunctivesingulartōktōke
pluraltōktōke(n)
Past Participletāken,tān(y)-tāke(n)