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However, many forms are identical to others, so the conjugation does not have distinct forms for all possible combinations of these factors (that is, there is considerable syncretism). In particular, there is always just one form for the plural, and only in the present indicative is there a clear distinction among the different singular persons.
These verbs historically had present tense forms that resembled the past tenses of strong verbs, and can be recognised in modern Dutch by the absence of the -t in the third-person singular present (the English equivalents lack the -s in the same way). Preterite-present verbs have weak past tenses, but often irregularly formed.
-form: used to form adjectives indicating "having the form of" Latin fōrma, form, shape cruciform, cuneiform, falciform fore-before or ahead Old English fōr(e)-, before, in front of foregut, foreshadow fossa: a hollow or depressed area; a trench or channel Latin fossa, ditch, pit fossa ovalis: front-of or pertaining to the forehead
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