turf – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of turf

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to turf
Participle: turfed
Gerund: turfing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Iturf
thouturf(e)st
he;she;itturfeth; turfs
weturf
yeturf
theyturf

Preterit (Past)

Iturfed
thouturfed(e)st
he;she;itturfed
weturfed
yeturfed
theyturfed

Subjunctive

Present

Iturf
thouturf
he;she;itturf
weturf
yeturf
theyturf

Preterit (Past)

Iturfed
thouturfed(e)st
he;she;itturfed
weturfed
yeturfed
theyturfed

Imperative

thouturf
yeturf

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.