bore – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of bore

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bore
Participle: bored
Gerund: boring

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ibore
thoubore(e)st
he;she;itboreth; bores
webore
yebore
theybore

Preterit (Past)

Ibored
thoubored(e)st
he;she;itbored
webored
yebored
theybored

Subjunctive

Present

Ibore
thoubore
he;she;itbore
webore
yebore
theybore

Preterit (Past)

Ibored
thoubored(e)st
he;she;itbored
webored
yebored
theybored

Imperative

thoubore
yebore

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.