smirch – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of smirch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to smirch
Participle: smirched
Gerund: smirching

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ismirch
thousmirchest
he;she;itsmircheth; smirches
wesmirch
yesmirch
theysmirch

Preterit (Past)

Ismirched
thousmirched(e)st
he;she;itsmirched
wesmirched
yesmirched
theysmirched

Subjunctive

Present

Ismirch
thousmirch
he;she;itsmirch
wesmirch
yesmirch
theysmirch

Preterit (Past)

Ismirched
thousmirched(e)st
he;she;itsmirched
wesmirched
yesmirched
theysmirched

Imperative

thousmirch
yesmirch

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.