'to be and 'to have'-- verb conjugation

Question 1

When are the es-/er- (is, are) root used in Old english?

Answer 1

Ordinary statements of facts

hunta ic eom— I am a hunter

Question 2

When is the -b (been) root used in OE?

Answer 2

• The future –ge beoth englum gelice ‘You will be like the angels’
• Universal validity– is bith ceald ‘ice is cold’

Question 3

Which forms do the indicative and subjunctive use?

Answer 3

The Wes-/wer (Was, were) forms.

Question 4

Beon/ Wesan

Answer 4

‘to be’ (Infinitive)

Question 5

ic eom/ beo

Answer 5

‘I am’ (Pres Indicative)

Question 6

þū eart/beo

Answer 6

‘You are’ (Pres Indicative)

Question 7

He/Heo/Hit is/biþ

Answer 7

‘He/she/it is’ (Pres Indicative)

Question 8

We/ge/hi sind(on)/Beoþ

Answer 8

‘We/you/they are’ (Pres Indicative)

Question 9

ic/þu/he/heo/hit sie/beo

Answer 9

‘I/you/he/she/it might be’ (Pres Subjunctive)

Question 10

We/ge/hi sein/beon

Answer 10

‘We/ you/ they might be’ (Present subjunctive)

Question 11

Ic waes

Answer 11

‘I was’ (Pret indicative)

Question 12

þū waere

Answer 12

‘you were’ (pret indicative)

Question 13

He/heo/hit weas

Answer 13

‘He/she it was’ (Pret indicative)

Question 14

we/ ge/ hi waeron

Answer 14

‘We/ you/ they were’ (Pret Indicative)

Question 15

ic/þū/he/heo/hit weare

Answer 15

I/ you/ he/ she/it might have been (pret subjunctive)

Question 16

We/ ge/ hi waeren

Answer 16

we/ you/ they might have been (pret subjunctive)

Question 17

Wesende/ beonde

Answer 17

Being (Present participle)

Question 18

Gebeon

Answer 18

‘Been’ Past participle

Question 19

þū wes/beo

Answer 19

You Be! (Imperative singular)

Question 20

Ge Wesaþ/beoþ

Answer 20

We be!

Question 21

Habben

Answer 21

‘to have’ (Infinitive)

Question 22

ic haebbe

Answer 22

‘I have’ (pres Indicative)

Question 23

þū haefst

Answer 23

‘You have’ (pres indicative)

Question 24

He/ heo/ hit haefþ

Answer 24

‘He/ she/ it has’ (Pres Indicative)

Question 25

We/ge/hi habbaþ

Answer 25

'We/ you/ they have' (pres indicative)

Question 26

ic/þū/he/heo/hit haebbe

Answer 26

'i/ you/she/he/it might have' (Pres Subjective)

Question 27

We/ ge/ it haebben

Answer 27

'We/you/ they might have'

Question 28

Ic haefde

Answer 28

'I had' (Pret indicative)

Question 29

þū haefdest

Answer 29

'You had' (pret indicative)

Question 30

he/heo/hit Haefde

Answer 30

'he/she/ it had' (pret indicative)

Question 31

We/ ge/ hi haefden

Answer 31

We/you/they had (pret indicative)

Question 32

ic/ þū/ he/ heo/ hit haefde

Answer 32

'I/you/he/she/it might have' had (Pret Subjunctive)

Question 33

We/ge/hi Haefden

Answer 33

'We/ you/ they' might have had (Pret subjunctive)

Question 34

Haebbende

Answer 34

'having' (Present participle)

Question 35

Gehaefd

Answer 35

'Had' (Past participle)

Question 36

þū hafa!

Answer 36

You have! (Imperative singular)

Question 37

ge Habbaþ

Answer 37

They have! (imperative Plural)