fume – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of fume

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fume
Participle: fumed
Gerund: fuming

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ifume
thoufume(e)st
he;she;itfumeth; fumes
wefume
yefume
theyfume

Preterit (Past)

Ifumed
thoufumed(e)st
he;she;itfumed
wefumed
yefumed
theyfumed

Subjunctive

Present

Ifume
thoufume
he;she;itfume
wefume
yefume
theyfume

Preterit (Past)

Ifumed
thoufumed(e)st
he;she;itfumed
wefumed
yefumed
theyfumed

Imperative

thoufume
yefume

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.