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The past indicative has a connector vowel ''-a-'', and the past subjunctive has a connector vowel ''-i-''. The past participle has no connector vowel. | The past indicative has a connector vowel ''-a-'', and the past subjunctive has a connector vowel ''-i-''. The past participle has no connector vowel. | ||
====Preterite-present verbs==== | |||
Preterite-present verbs are verbs whose present tenses conjugate as a strong past. Preterite-present verbs have weak pasts. | |||
For example: | |||
*''*minizi'' "to remember", ''*memanai'' "I remember", ''*menabǭ'' "I remembered", ''*minþaz'' "remembered" | |||
*''*ōtizi'' "to hate", ''*ōtai'' "I hate", ''*ōtabǭ'' "I hated", ''*ōssaz'' "hated" | |||
====The verb "to be"==== | ====The verb "to be"==== | ||
The verb "to be" is uniquely irregular. | The verb "to be" is uniquely irregular. | ||