taboo – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of taboo

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to taboo
Participle: tabooed
Gerund: tabooing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: ta*boo"

Indicative

Present

Itaboo
thoutaboo(e)st
he;she;ittabooeth; tabooes
wetaboo
yetaboo
theytaboo

Preterit (Past)

Itabooed
thoutabooed(e)st
he;she;ittabooed
wetabooed
yetabooed
theytabooed

Subjunctive

Present

Itaboo
thoutaboo
he;she;ittaboo
wetaboo
yetaboo
theytaboo

Preterit (Past)

Itabooed
thoutabooed(e)st
he;she;ittabooed
wetabooed
yetabooed
theytabooed

Imperative

thoutaboo
yetaboo

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.