incense – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of incense

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to incense
Participle: incensed
Gerund: incensing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: in*cense"

Indicative

Present

Iincense
thouincense(e)st
he;she;itincenseth; incenses
weincense
yeincense
theyincense

Preterit (Past)

Iincensed
thouincensed(e)st
he;she;itincensed
weincensed
yeincensed
theyincensed

Subjunctive

Present

Iincense
thouincense
he;she;itincense
weincense
yeincense
theyincense

Preterit (Past)

Iincensed
thouincensed(e)st
he;she;itincensed
weincensed
yeincensed
theyincensed

Imperative

thouincense
yeincense

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.