twitch – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of twitch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to twitch
Participle: twitched
Gerund: twitching

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Itwitch
thoutwitchest
he;she;ittwitcheth; twitches
wetwitch
yetwitch
theytwitch

Preterit (Past)

Itwitched
thoutwitched(e)st
he;she;ittwitched
wetwitched
yetwitched
theytwitched

Subjunctive

Present

Itwitch
thoutwitch
he;she;ittwitch
wetwitch
yetwitch
theytwitch

Preterit (Past)

Itwitched
thoutwitched(e)st
he;she;ittwitched
wetwitched
yetwitched
theytwitched

Imperative

thoutwitch
yetwitch

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.