epitaph – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of epitaph

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to epitaph
Participle: epitaphed
Gerund: epitaphing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: ep"i*taph

Indicative

Present

Iepitaph
thouepitaph(e)st
he;she;itepitapheth; epitaphs
weepitaph
yeepitaph
theyepitaph

Preterit (Past)

Iepitaphed
thouepitaphed(e)st
he;she;itepitaphed
weepitaphed
yeepitaphed
theyepitaphed

Subjunctive

Present

Iepitaph
thouepitaph
he;she;itepitaph
weepitaph
yeepitaph
theyepitaph

Preterit (Past)

Iepitaphed
thouepitaphed(e)st
he;she;itepitaphed
weepitaphed
yeepitaphed
theyepitaphed

Imperative

thouepitaph
yeepitaph

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.