pi – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of pi

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pi
Participle: pied
Gerund: piing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ipi
thoupi(e)st
he;she;itpieth; pies
wepi
yepi
theypi

Preterit (Past)

Ipied
thoupied(e)st
he;she;itpied
wepied
yepied
theypied

Subjunctive

Present

Ipi
thoupi
he;she;itpi
wepi
yepi
theypi

Preterit (Past)

Ipied
thoupied(e)st
he;she;itpied
wepied
yepied
theypied

Imperative

thoupi
yepi

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.