Weak Verbs
Anomalous
Knowledge Check
100
Present, 3rd person plural form of fremman

fremmað

100

Present, 1st person singular form of wesan

eom

100

What kind of verbs correspond roughly to "regular" verbs in modern English

Weak Verbs

200

Preterite, 1st person singular plural form of hǣlan

hǣlde

200

Present, 2nd person singular form of dōn

dēst

200

When identifying a verb, what are the 5 criteria to look for?

kind of verb (e.g., strong, weak 1, 2, or 3, anomalous, preterite present)

person

number 

tense

mood

300

Preterite, 2nd person singular form of lufian

lufodest

300

Preterite, 3rd person plural form of gān

ēodon

300

Name the anomalous verbs 

bēon

wesan

dōn

gān 

willan

400

Translate this sentence into Old English:

She lives.

Hēo lifaþ/leofaþ

400

Present, 3nd person singular form of willan

wile

400

Name the weak verbs of class 3

habban (have)

libban (live) 

secgan (say)

hycgan (think)

500

Translate this sentence into Old English:

We had stones

Wē hæfdon stānas

500

Translate this sentence into Old English:

I went 

Iċ ēode

500

Name the 4 kinds of verbs

Weak

Strong

Anomalous

Preterite-Present


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