afflict – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of afflict

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to afflict
Participle: afflicted
Gerund: afflicting

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: af*flict"

Indicative

Present

Iafflict
thouafflict(e)st
he;she;itafflicteth; afflicts
weafflict
yeafflict
theyafflict

Preterit (Past)

Iafflicted
thouafflicted(e)st
he;she;itafflicted
weafflicted
yeafflicted
theyafflicted

Subjunctive

Present

Iafflict
thouafflict
he;she;itafflict
weafflict
yeafflict
theyafflict

Preterit (Past)

Iafflicted
thouafflicted(e)st
he;she;itafflicted
weafflicted
yeafflicted
theyafflicted

Imperative

thouafflict
yeafflict

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.