pigeonhole – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of pigeonhole

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pigeonhole
Participle: pigeonholed
Gerund: pigeonholing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: pi"geon*hole`

Indicative

Present

Ipigeonhole
thoupigeonhole(e)st
he;she;itpigeonholeth; pigeonholes
wepigeonhole
yepigeonhole
theypigeonhole

Preterit (Past)

Ipigeonholed
thoupigeonholed(e)st
he;she;itpigeonholed
wepigeonholed
yepigeonholed
theypigeonholed

Subjunctive

Present

Ipigeonhole
thoupigeonhole
he;she;itpigeonhole
wepigeonhole
yepigeonhole
theypigeonhole

Preterit (Past)

Ipigeonholed
thoupigeonholed(e)st
he;she;itpigeonholed
wepigeonholed
yepigeonholed
theypigeonholed

Imperative

thoupigeonhole
yepigeonhole

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.