abduct – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of abduct

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to abduct
Participle: abducted
Gerund: abducting

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: ab*duct"

Indicative

Present

Iabduct
thouabduct(e)st
he;she;itabducteth; abducts
weabduct
yeabduct
theyabduct

Preterit (Past)

Iabducted
thouabducted(e)st
he;she;itabducted
weabducted
yeabducted
theyabducted

Subjunctive

Present

Iabduct
thouabduct
he;she;itabduct
weabduct
yeabduct
theyabduct

Preterit (Past)

Iabducted
thouabducted(e)st
he;she;itabducted
weabducted
yeabducted
theyabducted

Imperative

thouabduct
yeabduct

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.