roughwork – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of roughwork

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to roughwork
Participle: roughwrought; roughworked
Gerund: roughworking

Indicative

Present

Iroughwork
thouroughwork(e)st
he;she;itroughworketh; roughworks
weroughwork
yeroughwork
theyroughwork

Preterit (Past)

Iroughwrought; roughworked
thouroughwrought(e)st; roughworked(e)st
he;she;itroughwrought; roughworked
weroughwrought; roughworked
yeroughwrought; roughworked
theyroughwrought; roughworked

Subjunctive

Present

Iroughwork
thouroughwork
he;she;itroughwork
weroughwork
yeroughwork
theyroughwork

Preterit (Past)

Iroughwrought; roughworked
thouroughwrought(e)st; roughworked(e)st
he;she;itroughwrought; roughworked
weroughwrought; roughworked
yeroughwrought; roughworked
theyroughwrought; roughworked

Imperative

thouroughwork
yeroughwork

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.