isle – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of isle

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to isle
Participle: isled
Gerund: isling

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Iisle
thouisle(e)st
he;she;itisleth; isles
weisle
yeisle
theyisle

Preterit (Past)

Iisled
thouisled(e)st
he;she;itisled
weisled
yeisled
theyisled

Subjunctive

Present

Iisle
thouisle
he;she;itisle
weisle
yeisle
theyisle

Preterit (Past)

Iisled
thouisled(e)st
he;she;itisled
weisled
yeisled
theyisled

Imperative

thouisle
yeisle

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.