abuse – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of abuse

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to abuse
Participle: abused
Gerund: abusing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: a*buse"

Indicative

Present

Iabuse
thouabuse(e)st
he;she;itabuseth; abuses
weabuse
yeabuse
theyabuse

Preterit (Past)

Iabused
thouabused(e)st
he;she;itabused
weabused
yeabused
theyabused

Subjunctive

Present

Iabuse
thouabuse
he;she;itabuse
weabuse
yeabuse
theyabuse

Preterit (Past)

Iabused
thouabused(e)st
he;she;itabused
weabused
yeabused
theyabused

Imperative

thouabuse
yeabuse

Notes:

  • Compound forms (perfect, pluperfect) are formed either with 'have' or 'be'.
  • Future is formed as in modern English, with auxiliary 'will'.
  • Conditional is formed as in modern English, with auxiliary 'would'.
  • Continuous forms are formed with auxiliary 'be' and gerund. Sometimes the gerund is preceded by 'a-'
  • Plural forms in present lost the '-en' ending, and was used only as a stylistic affectation to indicate rural or old-fashioned speech.