uous soyez,
that they be.
quilz soient.

Do that thou be nat, that he be nat, that we be nat,
Fais que tu ne sois pas, quil ne soit pas, que nous ne soyons pas,
that ye be nat, that they be nat.
que uous ne soiez pas, quilz ne soient pas.

THE OPTATYVE.

I pray you that I be, that thou be, that he be,
Je uous prie que je soie, que tu sois, quil soit,

that we be, that ye be, that they be.
que nous soions, que uous soyez, quils soyent.

THE PRETERIT IMPARFIT.

Wold to God that I were, that thou, that he,
Pleust a Dieu que je fusse, que tu fusse, quil fusse.

That we, that ye, that they were.
Que nous fussions, que uous fusses, quilz fussent.

THE PRETERIT PARFET.

With my wyll that I have ben, that thou, that he,
A ma uoullente que jaye este, que tu aye este, quil ayt este,

that we that ye, that they have ben.
que nous ayons este, que uous ayez este, quilz ayent este.

THE PRETERIT PLUS PARFYTE.

Oh if I had ben, if thou haddest ben, if he,
O sy jeusse este, se tu eusse este, sil eust este,

if we had ben, if ye, if they.
se nous eussons este, se uous eusses este, silz eussent este.

The conjunctive is both in the present and preterites, lyke the
optatyve.

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Whan I shalbe, thou, he,
THE FYRST FUTURE. Mais que soie, que tu sois, quil soit,

we, ye, they shalbe.
mais que nous soyons, que uous soyez, quilz soient.

THE FUTURE BOROWED OF THE POTENCIALL MODE.

I shulde be, thou shulde be, he shuld be, we shulde be, ye shulde be,
they shulde be.
Je seroye, tu serois, il seroit, nous serions, uous series,
ilz seroient.

to be. haue ben. for to be,
THE INFINITYVE, estre. THE PRETERIT, avoir este, GERUNDIF, pour estre,
in beyng.
en estant, etc.

And thus finishe this conjugation.

Also it is to be noted that there ben certayne answeres bothe in the
affyrmatyon, and negation of a thyng: as whan one doth say, _I am_: and
they may say, _ye be nat_: where he may answere agayne, _I am_: and the
other grauntyng the same shal