trench – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of trench

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to trench
Participle: trenched
Gerund: trenching

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Itrench
thoutrenchest
he;she;ittrencheth; trenches
wetrench
yetrench
theytrench

Preterit (Past)

Itrenched
thoutrenched(e)st
he;she;ittrenched
wetrenched
yetrenched
theytrenched

Subjunctive

Present

Itrench
thoutrench
he;she;ittrench
wetrench
yetrench
theytrench

Preterit (Past)

Itrenched
thoutrenched(e)st
he;she;ittrenched
wetrenched
yetrenched
theytrenched

Imperative

thoutrench
yetrench

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.