bait – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of bait

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bait
Participle: baited
Gerund: baiting

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ibait
thoubait(e)st
he;she;itbaiteth; baits
webait
yebait
theybait

Preterit (Past)

Ibaited
thoubaited(e)st
he;she;itbaited
webaited
yebaited
theybaited

Subjunctive

Present

Ibait
thoubait
he;she;itbait
webait
yebait
theybait

Preterit (Past)

Ibaited
thoubaited(e)st
he;she;itbaited
webaited
yebaited
theybaited

Imperative

thoubait
yebait

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.