pinch – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of pinch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pinch
Participle: pinched
Gerund: pinching

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ipinch
thoupinchest
he;she;itpincheth; pinches
wepinch
yepinch
theypinch

Preterit (Past)

Ipinched
thoupinched(e)st
he;she;itpinched
wepinched
yepinched
theypinched

Subjunctive

Present

Ipinch
thoupinch
he;she;itpinch
wepinch
yepinch
theypinch

Preterit (Past)

Ipinched
thoupinched(e)st
he;she;itpinched
wepinched
yepinched
theypinched

Imperative

thoupinch
yepinch

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.