Ne cƿeð nan mann "ic eom geerod" ac on ðam ðriddan hade ys gecƿeden: aratur terra "þæt land ys geerod"; bibo "ic drince", bibitur uinum "þæt ƿin ys gedruncen"; manduco "ic ete", manducatur panis "se hlaf is geeten"; laboro "ic sƿince", laboratur uestis "þæt hrægl is besƿuncen", et cetera.
No one says "I am plowed", but in the third person it is "the land is plowed"; bibo "I drink", bibitur uinum "the wine is drunk"; manduco "I eat", manducatur panis "the bread is eaten"; laboro "I work", laboratur uestis "the clothing is worn out", et cetera.