sist – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of sist

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to sist
Participle: sisted
Gerund: sisting

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Isist
thousist(e)st
he;she;itsisteth; sists
wesist
yesist
theysist

Preterit (Past)

Isisted
thousisted(e)st
he;she;itsisted
wesisted
yesisted
theysisted

Subjunctive

Present

Isist
thousist
he;she;itsist
wesist
yesist
theysist

Preterit (Past)

Isisted
thousisted(e)st
he;she;itsisted
wesisted
yesisted
theysisted

Imperative

thousist
yesist

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.