institute – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of institute

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to institute
Participle: instituted
Gerund: instituting

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: in"sti*tute

Indicative

Present

Iinstitute
thouinstitute(e)st
he;she;itinstituteth; institutes
weinstitute
yeinstitute
theyinstitute

Preterit (Past)

Iinstituted
thouinstituted(e)st
he;she;itinstituted
weinstituted
yeinstituted
theyinstituted

Subjunctive

Present

Iinstitute
thouinstitute
he;she;itinstitute
weinstitute
yeinstitute
theyinstitute

Preterit (Past)

Iinstituted
thouinstituted(e)st
he;she;itinstituted
weinstituted
yeinstituted
theyinstituted

Imperative

thouinstitute
yeinstitute

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.