UNIT SIX

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The ME infinitive been < OE bēon was preserved, while its parallel form (OE wesan) was lost. Nevertheless, the past tense forms from wesan, namely «was», «were» survived in ME.

The verb gǭn < OE ʒān lost its past tense form -ede < OE ēode and acquired the new past tense «wente», which came from an entirely different verb, the past tense of the verb wenden < OE wendan (class I, weak verbs) (turn). Thus, the verb gǭn remained a suppletive verb.

Conjugation of the verb bēon in Old English, Middle English and Early New English

Present Indicative

Conjugation of the verb bēon in Old English, Middle English and Early New English

Past Indicative

Number	Person	Old English	Middle English	Early New English
Singular		ic wæs	i(ch) was	I was
		þū wǣre	thou w re	–
		hē wæs	he was	he was
Plural	1, 2, 3	wē, ʒē, hīe wǣron	we, ye, they w ren	we, you, they were

Conjugation of the verb ʒān in Old English, Middle English and Early New English

Present Indicative

Conjugation of the verb ʒān in Old English, Middle English and Early New English