minish – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of minish

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to minish
Participle: minishhed
Gerund: minishhing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: min"ish

Indicative

Present

Iminish
thouminishh(e)st
he;she;itminisheth; minishs
weminish
yeminish
theyminish

Preterit (Past)

Iminishhed
thouminishhed(e)st
he;she;itminishhed
weminishhed
yeminishhed
theyminishhed

Subjunctive

Present

Iminish
thouminish
he;she;itminish
weminish
yeminish
theyminish

Preterit (Past)

Iminishhed
thouminishhed(e)st
he;she;itminishhed
weminishhed
yeminishhed
theyminishhed

Imperative

thouminish
yeminish

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.