in the indicative mode ye have for the moste
parte, foure preterites, that is to say, the imperfect, parfect and
indiffinitive with the plusperfect, whiche ben communely founde in all
verbes save in them that ben defectives, as it apereth by this verbe,
I say, thou sayest,
_je dis, tu dis,_

wherfore the preterit imperfyte is:
I dyde say;
_je disoie;_
the perfect,
I sayde
_je deis;_
the indiffynitive,
I have sayd;
_jay dit;_
the plusperfect,
I had sayd.
_jauoie dit._

Nevertheles for the most part there is no difference in englysshe
betwene the perf. and imperf. that is to say, betwene _I dyd say_, and
_I sayd:_ but bycause it is otherwise in french, I must use the said
difference.

OF THE FORMATION OF THE PRETERIT IMPARFYTE.

Ye shall forme the preterit imperf. in all verbes of both conjugations
by the fyrst person plurell nombre, turnyng this syllable _ons_, whiche
is in every verbe, in _oie_ for the fyrst conjugation: and _sons_ in
_soie_, in the second, soundynge _s_, lyke a _z_, as _zons, zoie._

Example for the fyrst conjugation as in this verbe _aymons_, whiche is
the fyrst person plurell nombre of _jaime_, chaungyng this syllable
_ons_ in _oie_, ye have _aimoie;_ of _auons_, ye have _auoie;_ of
_donnons, donnoie_.

Example for the seconde conjugation, as in these worde: _baisons_,
turnynge the last syllable, whiche is _sons_ in _soie_, ye have of
_brisons, brisoie;_ of _faisons_, _faisoie;_ of _disons, disoie;_ and
the seconde persone shall termyne in _ois_, the thirde in _oit;_ the
fyrst plurell nombre in _ions_ for the fyrst, and _sons_ for the
seconde, as it shall appere clerely in the conjugations herafter
folowing, and this rule is infallyble for all preterites imparfyte.

OF THE PRETERIT PARFYTE.

The preterit parfyte, as well of the fyrst as of the seconde conjugation
hath dyvers termynations, but there is four speciall, that is to say in
_us_, in _is_, in _ins_ and in _ay_.

Example of _us:_ as _je bus, je fus, je leus, je congneus,_ etc.
of _is:_ as _je escripuis, je deis, je mis, je feis._
of _ins:_ as _je tins, je prins, je uins, japrins._
of _ay:_ as _jaimay, je donnay, je baisay, je prisay,
je laissay._

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And so the verbe that ende in _us_ shalbe, _je bus, tu bus,