flute – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of flute

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to flute
Participle: fluted
Gerund: fluting

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iflute
thouflute(e)st
he;she;itfluteth; flutes
weflute
yeflute
theyflute

Preterit (Past)

Ifluted
thoufluted(e)st
he;she;itfluted
wefluted
yefluted
theyfluted

Subjunctive

Present

Iflute
thouflute
he;she;itflute
weflute
yeflute
theyflute

Preterit (Past)

Ifluted
thoufluted(e)st
he;she;itfluted
wefluted
yefluted
theyfluted

Imperative

thouflute
yeflute

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.