▁' t ', ▁the ▁Dor set ▁equival ents ▁are ▁sound ed ▁with ▁' d ' ▁and ▁' s ' ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Ver bs ▁in ▁the ▁past - ten se ▁have ▁both ▁an ▁a or ist ▁and ▁an ▁imper fect ▁t ense ▁form ▁which ▁indicates ▁whether ▁the ▁action ▁is ▁on going ▁or ▁repeated . ▁To ▁say ▁" The ▁k ids ▁st ole ▁the ▁app les ▁from ▁the ▁tree ", ▁for ▁example , ▁means ▁it ▁occurred ▁once , ▁but ▁to ▁say ▁" The ▁k ids ▁did ▁ste al ▁the ▁app les ▁from ▁the ▁tree " ▁means ▁it ▁is ▁rec urrent ▁event . Ver bs ▁in ▁the ▁inf init ive ▁mode ▁or ▁those ▁used ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁an ▁auxili ary ▁verb , ▁often ▁have ▁' y ' ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁end , ▁but ▁only ▁when ▁the ▁verb ▁is ▁absolute . ▁One ▁might ▁ask ▁" Can ▁ye ▁se wy ?" ▁but ▁never ▁" Will ▁you ▁se wy ▁a ▁patch ▁on ?" ▁Some ▁ver bs , ▁which ▁are ▁irregular ▁in ▁main stream ▁English , ▁are ▁treated ▁as ▁regular ▁in ▁the ▁Dor set ▁dialect , ▁and ▁vice - vers a . ▁For ▁example : ▁Ble w , ▁built ▁and ▁caught ▁are ▁blow ed , ▁build ed ▁and ▁catch ed , ▁whereas ▁scra pe ▁becomes ▁sc ro pe . ▁ ▁When ▁forming ▁the ▁perfect ▁partici ple , ▁a ▁letter ▁' a ' ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁verb ▁acts ▁as ▁an ▁augment . ▁Thus , ▁" He ▁have ▁al ost ▁his ▁watch " ▁or ▁" She ▁have ▁ab