besaint – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of besaint

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to besaint
Participle: besainted
Gerund: besainting

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: be*saint"

Indicative

Present

Ibesaint
thoubesaint(e)st
he;she;itbesainteth; besaints
webesaint
yebesaint
theybesaint

Preterit (Past)

Ibesainted
thoubesainted(e)st
he;she;itbesainted
webesainted
yebesainted
theybesainted

Subjunctive

Present

Ibesaint
thoubesaint
he;she;itbesaint
webesaint
yebesaint
theybesaint

Preterit (Past)

Ibesainted
thoubesainted(e)st
he;she;itbesainted
webesainted
yebesainted
theybesainted

Imperative

thoubesaint
yebesaint

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.