minute – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of minute

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to minute
Participle: minuted
Gerund: minuting

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: min"ute

Indicative

Present

Iminute
thouminute(e)st
he;she;itminuteth; minutes
weminute
yeminute
theyminute

Preterit (Past)

Iminuted
thouminuted(e)st
he;she;itminuted
weminuted
yeminuted
theyminuted

Subjunctive

Present

Iminute
thouminute
he;she;itminute
weminute
yeminute
theyminute

Preterit (Past)

Iminuted
thouminuted(e)st
he;she;itminuted
weminuted
yeminuted
theyminuted

Imperative

thouminute
yeminute

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.