bitch – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of bitch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bitch
Participle: bitched
Gerund: bitching

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Ibitch
thoubitchest
he;she;itbitcheth; bitches
webitch
yebitch
theybitch

Preterit (Past)

Ibitched
thoubitched(e)st
he;she;itbitched
webitched
yebitched
theybitched

Subjunctive

Present

Ibitch
thoubitch
he;she;itbitch
webitch
yebitch
theybitch

Preterit (Past)

Ibitched
thoubitched(e)st
he;she;itbitched
webitched
yebitched
theybitched

Imperative

thoubitch
yebitch

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.