An Introductorie for to Lerne to Read, To Pronounce, and to Speke French Trewly

by Giles Du Wés

We had ben, why had we ben.
Nous auions esté, pourquoy auions nous esté.
We had nat ben, why had nat we ben.
Nous nauions pas esté, pourquoy nauions nous pas esté.
Ye had ben, why had ye ben.
Uous auiez esté, pourquoy auiez uous esté.
Ye had nat ben, why had nat ye ben.
Uous nauiez pas esté, pourquoy nauiez uous pas esté.
They had ben, why had they ben.
Ils auoient esté, come auoient ilz esté.
They had nat ben, why had they nat ben.
Ilz nauoient pas esté, come nauoient ilz pas esté.

THE FUTURE.

I shall be, why shal I be.
Je seray, come seray je.
I shall nat be, why shall nat I be.
Je ne seray pas, come ne seray je pas.
Thou shalt be, why shalt thou be.
Tu seras, pourquoy seras tu.
Thou shalt nat be, why shalt thou nat be.
Tu ne seras pas, pourquoy ne seras tu pas.
He shalbe, why shall he be.
Il sera, pourquoy sera il.
He shall nat be, why shall nat he be.
Il ne sera pas, pourquoy ne sera il pas.

THE PLURELL NOMBRE.

We shalbe, why shall we be.
Nous serons, pourquoy serons nous.
We shall nat be, why shall we nat be.
Nous ne serons pas, pourquoy ne serons nous pas.
Ye shalbe, why shall ye be.
Uous seres, pourquoy seres uous.
Ye shall nat be, why shall nat ye be.
Uous ne serés pas, pourquoy ne serés uous pas.

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They shall nat be, why shall nat they be.
Ilz ne seront pas, pourquoy ne seront ilz pas.

THE IMPERATYVE.

Be thou, be he, be we, be ye, be they.
Sois toy, soit il, soions nous, soiéz uous, soient ilz.

BOTH THE FUTURES.