violence – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of violence

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to violence
Participle: violenced
Gerund: violencing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: vi"o*lence

Indicative

Present

Iviolence
thouviolence(e)st
he;she;itviolenceth; violences
weviolence
yeviolence
theyviolence

Preterit (Past)

Iviolenced
thouviolenced(e)st
he;she;itviolenced
weviolenced
yeviolenced
theyviolenced

Subjunctive

Present

Iviolence
thouviolence
he;she;itviolence
weviolence
yeviolence
theyviolence

Preterit (Past)

Iviolenced
thouviolenced(e)st
he;she;itviolenced
weviolenced
yeviolenced
theyviolenced

Imperative

thouviolence
yeviolence

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.