besmear – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of besmear

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to besmear
Participle: besmeared
Gerund: besmearing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: be*smear"

Indicative

Present

Ibesmear
thoubesmear(e)st
he;she;itbesmeareth; besmears
webesmear
yebesmear
theybesmear

Preterit (Past)

Ibesmeared
thoubesmeared(e)st
he;she;itbesmeared
webesmeared
yebesmeared
theybesmeared

Subjunctive

Present

Ibesmear
thoubesmear
he;she;itbesmear
webesmear
yebesmear
theybesmear

Preterit (Past)

Ibesmeared
thoubesmeared(e)st
he;she;itbesmeared
webesmeared
yebesmeared
theybesmeared

Imperative

thoubesmear
yebesmear

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.