birdlime – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of birdlime

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to birdlime
Participle: birdlimed
Gerund: birdliming

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: bird"lime`

Indicative

Present

Ibirdlime
thoubirdlime(e)st
he;she;itbirdlimeth; birdlimes
webirdlime
yebirdlime
theybirdlime

Preterit (Past)

Ibirdlimed
thoubirdlimed(e)st
he;she;itbirdlimed
webirdlimed
yebirdlimed
theybirdlimed

Subjunctive

Present

Ibirdlime
thoubirdlime
he;she;itbirdlime
webirdlime
yebirdlime
theybirdlime

Preterit (Past)

Ibirdlimed
thoubirdlimed(e)st
he;she;itbirdlimed
webirdlimed
yebirdlimed
theybirdlimed

Imperative

thoubirdlime
yebirdlime

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.