This form can still be used and heard today in church services and hymns. You'll also find it in 16th and 17th century English literature, such as in the works of Shakespeare or the 1611 King James Version of the Bible, the latter being still widely used in churches today across Great Britain and the United States today. Shakespeare's writings and the 1611 Bible are the works of literature that have had the largest influence and greatest impact on today's modern, spoken English, contributing many commonly used expressions and vocabulary used today.
The conjugation for the 2nd and 3rd persons singular was also different.
Here, look at these charts taken from : http://alt-usage-english.org/pronoun_paradigms.html
Subjective | Objective | Possessive | Present Tense Verb Ending | |
1st Pers. Sing. | I | me | my/mine[1] | none |
2nd Pers. Sing. | thou | thee | thy/thine[1] | -est |
3rd Pers. Sing. | he/she/it | him/her/it | his/her/its | -eth |
1st Pers. Plural | we | us | our | none |
2nd Pers. Plural | ye/you[2] | you | your | none |
3rd Pers. Plural | they | them | their | none |
[1]: "Mine" and "thine" were used before "h" and vowels, much as "an" was. | ||||
[2]: "You" had replaced "ye" for most plural uses by 1600. |
to be - Present tense | to have - Present tense |
I am | I have |
thou art | thou hast |
he/she/it is | he/she/it hath |
we are | we have |
ye are | ye have |
they are | they have |
As an example of this form, take a look at The Lord's Prayer as translated in the 1611 King James Bible.
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
The power, and the glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen.
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