The form of the finite verb is syncretic for 1st and 2nd person, but 3rd person is distinct, as in the hypothetical English paradigm <i>I was, you was, he/she/it <b>were</b></i>. This pattern holds in the past tense for at least one verb. See Baerman & Brown (2008).[NEED REAL EXAMPLE]

<br><br><b>Reference</b><br>
Baerman, Matthew & Brown, Dunstan. 2008. Syncretism in Verbal Person/Number Marking.
In Haspelmath et al. (2008), chapter 29.
Available online at <a href="http://wals.info/feature/29">http://wals.info/feature/29</a href>.
Accessed on 2008-07-13.