desensitise – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of desensitise

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to desensitise
Participle: desensitised
Gerund: desensitising

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Idesensitise
thoudesensitise(e)st
he;she;itdesensitiseth; desensitises
wedesensitise
yedesensitise
theydesensitise

Preterit (Past)

Idesensitised
thoudesensitised(e)st
he;she;itdesensitised
wedesensitised
yedesensitised
theydesensitised

Subjunctive

Present

Idesensitise
thoudesensitise
he;she;itdesensitise
wedesensitise
yedesensitise
theydesensitise

Preterit (Past)

Idesensitised
thoudesensitised(e)st
he;she;itdesensitised
wedesensitised
yedesensitised
theydesensitised

Imperative

thoudesensitise
yedesensitise

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.