Observe that there is no change in the action expressed by the verb; it has merely adapted itself to the person and number of its subject.
The third person singular has, in the present indicative, the ending s or es, and the old form eth; as, He walks; He goes; He dreameth.
The second person singular has the ending est or st in both the present and the past tenses; as, Thou lovest; Thou lovedst.
The first person singular and the plural forms for all the persons have no endings to mark person and number, with but one exception, the verb to be; as, I am; We are; I was; We were.
EXERCISE.
Write out the present tense forms, indicative mode, of the following verbs, using the personal pronouns for subjects:—
| live, | find, | come, | teach, | talk, | ||
| go, | run, | play, | make, | do. |