¶ Diffinicyon of tenses
¶ The presentens betokeneth a thynge that is in doynge nowe / and hath expressed or vnderstond this
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¶ The presentens betokeneth a thynge that is in doynge nowe / and hath expressed or vnderstond this
englyssh signe Do. in al verbes transytyues. as I lo¦ue. or do loue
The preterimperfytens betokeneth a thynge. as late begunne. But nat yet {per}fetly endeth or fynisshed and hath exprest or vnderstonde with the condycyon a fore sayde thys englysshe signe dyde. as I loued. or dyde loue
The {pre}ter{per}. betokeneth a thynge as {per}fytly fynis∣shed & hath al way ex{pre}ssed or vnderstond this ēglish signe haue. as I haue loued. I haue taught
The {pre}terplu{per}fectens betokeneth a thynge that was perfyth past. of longe tyme a goon. and he hath alway expressed or vnderstonde thys englyssh signe had. as I had loue. I had taught
The future betokeneth a thyng that is to come. & euermore hath exprest or vnderstōde one of these en∣glysshe signes wyl. or shal. as I wyl loue. or I shal lo∣ue. I wyl teche. or I shal teche
Here is to be noted. that yf the verbe may recey∣ue in hys englysshe thys signe haue after to. as Mi∣sereor misereris. to haue mercy or pyte. Abundo abū∣das. I haue ynough.
Thēne must I altre some of my signes. and some must I double in this wyse
In the present haue. In the preterim{per}fectēs had. In the preterperfectens. haue hadde In the {pre}terplu had had. In the future. wyl haue or shal haue