afforest – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of afforest

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to afforest
Participle: afforested
Gerund: afforesting

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: af*for"est

Indicative

Present

Iafforest
thouafforest(e)st
he;she;itafforesteth; afforests
weafforest
yeafforest
theyafforest

Preterit (Past)

Iafforested
thouafforested(e)st
he;she;itafforested
weafforested
yeafforested
theyafforested

Subjunctive

Present

Iafforest
thouafforest
he;she;itafforest
weafforest
yeafforest
theyafforest

Preterit (Past)

Iafforested
thouafforested(e)st
he;she;itafforested
weafforested
yeafforested
theyafforested

Imperative

thouafforest
yeafforest

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.