terrify – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of terrify

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to terrify
Participle: terrified
Gerund: terrifying

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: ter"ri*fy

Indicative

Present

Iterrify
thouterrify(e)st
he;she;itterrifieth; terrifies
weterrify
yeterrify
theyterrify

Preterit (Past)

Iterrified
thouterrified(e)st
he;she;itterrified
weterrified
yeterrified
theyterrified

Subjunctive

Present

Iterrify
thouterrify
he;she;itterrify
weterrify
yeterrify
theyterrify

Preterit (Past)

Iterrified
thouterrified(e)st
he;she;itterrified
weterrified
yeterrified
theyterrified

Imperative

thouterrify
yeterrify

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.