dout – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of dout

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to dout
Participle: douted
Gerund: douting

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Idout
thoudout(e)st
he;she;itdouteth; douts
wedout
yedout
theydout

Preterit (Past)

Idouted
thoudouted(e)st
he;she;itdouted
wedouted
yedouted
theydouted

Subjunctive

Present

Idout
thoudout
he;she;itdout
wedout
yedout
theydout

Preterit (Past)

Idouted
thoudouted(e)st
he;she;itdouted
wedouted
yedouted
theydouted

Imperative

thoudout
yedout

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.