The notion of “appropriateness” of analytic categories for a particular language has not always been a consideration. In traditional grammar books, tables such as the following were often presented for English verbs, constructed by analogy with similar tables of forms in Latin grammars. The forms for the Latin verb am are (“to love”) are listed on the right.
First person singular (I) love amo
Present tense, active Second person singular (you) love amas
Third person singular (she) loves amat
First person plural (we) love amamus
Second person plural (you) love amatis
Third person plural (they) love amant