ligature – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of ligature

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to ligature
Participle: ligatured
Gerund: ligaturing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: lig"a*ture

Indicative

Present

Iligature
thouligature(e)st
he;she;itligatureth; ligatures
weligature
yeligature
theyligature

Preterit (Past)

Iligatured
thouligatured(e)st
he;she;itligatured
weligatured
yeligatured
theyligatured

Subjunctive

Present

Iligature
thouligature
he;she;itligature
weligature
yeligature
theyligature

Preterit (Past)

Iligatured
thouligatured(e)st
he;she;itligatured
weligatured
yeligatured
theyligatured

Imperative

thouligature
yeligature

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.