buy – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of buy

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to buy
Participle: bought
Gerund: buying

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ibuy
thoubuy(e)st
he;she;itbuyeth; buys
webuy
yebuy
theybuy

Preterit (Past)

Ibought
thoubought(e)st
he;she;itbought
webought
yebought
theybought

Subjunctive

Present

Ibuy
thoubuy
he;she;itbuy
webuy
yebuy
theybuy

Preterit (Past)

Ibought
thoubought(e)st
he;she;itbought
webought
yebought
theybought

Imperative

thoubuy
yebuy

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.