boo – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of boo

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to boo
Participle: booed
Gerund: booing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iboo
thouboo(e)st
he;she;itbooeth; boos
weboo
yeboo
theyboo

Preterit (Past)

Ibooed
thoubooed(e)st
he;she;itbooed
webooed
yebooed
theybooed

Subjunctive

Present

Iboo
thouboo
he;she;itboo
weboo
yeboo
theyboo

Preterit (Past)

Ibooed
thoubooed(e)st
he;she;itbooed
webooed
yebooed
theybooed

Imperative

thouboo
yeboo

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.