kiss – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of kiss

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to kiss
Participle: kissed
Gerund: kissing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ikiss
thoukissest
he;she;itkisseth; kisses
wekiss
yekiss
theykiss

Preterit (Past)

Ikissed
thoukissed(e)st
he;she;itkissed
wekissed
yekissed
theykissed

Subjunctive

Present

Ikiss
thoukiss
he;she;itkiss
wekiss
yekiss
theykiss

Preterit (Past)

Ikissed
thoukissed(e)st
he;she;itkissed
wekissed
yekissed
theykissed

Imperative

thoukiss
yekiss

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.