confiscate – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of confiscate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to confiscate
Participle: confiscated
Gerund: confiscating

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: con"fis*cate

Indicative

Present

Iconfiscate
thouconfiscate(e)st
he;she;itconfiscateth; confiscates
weconfiscate
yeconfiscate
theyconfiscate

Preterit (Past)

Iconfiscated
thouconfiscated(e)st
he;she;itconfiscated
weconfiscated
yeconfiscated
theyconfiscated

Subjunctive

Present

Iconfiscate
thouconfiscate
he;she;itconfiscate
weconfiscate
yeconfiscate
theyconfiscate

Preterit (Past)

Iconfiscated
thouconfiscated(e)st
he;she;itconfiscated
weconfiscated
yeconfiscated
theyconfiscated

Imperative

thouconfiscate
yeconfiscate

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.