defecate – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of defecate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to defecate
Participle: defecated
Gerund: defecating

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: def"e*cate

Indicative

Present

Idefecate
thoudefecate(e)st
he;she;itdefecateth; defecates
wedefecate
yedefecate
theydefecate

Preterit (Past)

Idefecated
thoudefecated(e)st
he;she;itdefecated
wedefecated
yedefecated
theydefecated

Subjunctive

Present

Idefecate
thoudefecate
he;she;itdefecate
wedefecate
yedefecate
theydefecate

Preterit (Past)

Idefecated
thoudefecated(e)st
he;she;itdefecated
wedefecated
yedefecated
theydefecated

Imperative

thoudefecate
yedefecate

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.