pat – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of pat

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pat
Participle: patted
Gerund: patting

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ipat
thoupatt(e)st
he;she;itpateth; pats
wepat
yepat
theypat

Preterit (Past)

Ipatted
thoupatted(e)st
he;she;itpatted
wepatted
yepatted
theypatted

Subjunctive

Present

Ipat
thoupat
he;she;itpat
wepat
yepat
theypat

Preterit (Past)

Ipatted
thoupatted(e)st
he;she;itpatted
wepatted
yepatted
theypatted

Imperative

thoupat
yepat

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.