inflect – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of inflect

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to inflect
Participle: inflected
Gerund: inflecting

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: in*flect"

Indicative

Present

Iinflect
thouinflect(e)st
he;she;itinflecteth; inflects
weinflect
yeinflect
theyinflect

Preterit (Past)

Iinflected
thouinflected(e)st
he;she;itinflected
weinflected
yeinflected
theyinflected

Subjunctive

Present

Iinflect
thouinflect
he;she;itinflect
weinflect
yeinflect
theyinflect

Preterit (Past)

Iinflected
thouinflected(e)st
he;she;itinflected
weinflected
yeinflected
theyinflected

Imperative

thouinflect
yeinflect

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.