roach – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of roach

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to roach
Participle: roached
Gerund: roaching

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Iroach
thouroachest
he;she;itroacheth; roaches
weroach
yeroach
theyroach

Preterit (Past)

Iroached
thouroached(e)st
he;she;itroached
weroached
yeroached
theyroached

Subjunctive

Present

Iroach
thouroach
he;she;itroach
weroach
yeroach
theyroach

Preterit (Past)

Iroached
thouroached(e)st
he;she;itroached
weroached
yeroached
theyroached

Imperative

thouroach
yeroach

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.