section_path: Evolution/Comparison of conjugations
section_name: Comparison of conjugations
paragraph_text: Comparison of conjugations
  
  The following table presents a comparison of conjugations of the thematic present indicative of the verbal root * bʰer- of the English verb to bear and its reflexes in various early attested IE languages and their modern descendants or relatives, showing that all languages had in the early stage an inflectional verb system.
  
  While similarities are still visible between the modern descendants and relatives of these ancient languages, the differences have increased over time. Some IE languages have moved from synthetic verb systems to largely periphrastic systems. In addition, the pronouns of periphrastic forms are in parentheses when they appear. Some of these verbs have undergone a change in meaning as well.