motorcycle – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of motorcycle

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to motorcycle
Participle: motorcycled
Gerund: motorcycling

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Imotorcycle
thoumotorcycle(e)st
he;she;itmotorcycleth; motorcycles
wemotorcycle
yemotorcycle
theymotorcycle

Preterit (Past)

Imotorcycled
thoumotorcycled(e)st
he;she;itmotorcycled
wemotorcycled
yemotorcycled
theymotorcycled

Subjunctive

Present

Imotorcycle
thoumotorcycle
he;she;itmotorcycle
wemotorcycle
yemotorcycle
theymotorcycle

Preterit (Past)

Imotorcycled
thoumotorcycled(e)st
he;she;itmotorcycled
wemotorcycled
yemotorcycled
theymotorcycled

Imperative

thoumotorcycle
yemotorcycle

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.