branch – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of branch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to branch
Participle: branched
Gerund: branching

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ibranch
thoubranchest
he;she;itbrancheth; branches
webranch
yebranch
theybranch

Preterit (Past)

Ibranched
thoubranched(e)st
he;she;itbranched
webranched
yebranched
theybranched

Subjunctive

Present

Ibranch
thoubranch
he;she;itbranch
webranch
yebranch
theybranch

Preterit (Past)

Ibranched
thoubranched(e)st
he;she;itbranched
webranched
yebranched
theybranched

Imperative

thoubranch
yebranch

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.