latch – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of latch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to latch
Participle: latched
Gerund: latching

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ilatch
thoulatchest
he;she;itlatcheth; latches
welatch
yelatch
theylatch

Preterit (Past)

Ilatched
thoulatched(e)st
he;she;itlatched
welatched
yelatched
theylatched

Subjunctive

Present

Ilatch
thoulatch
he;she;itlatch
welatch
yelatch
theylatch

Preterit (Past)

Ilatched
thoulatched(e)st
he;she;itlatched
welatched
yelatched
theylatched

Imperative

thoulatch
yelatch

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.