estimate – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of estimate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to estimate
Participle: estimated
Gerund: estimating

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: es"ti*mate

Indicative

Present

Iestimate
thouestimate(e)st
he;she;itestimateth; estimates
weestimate
yeestimate
theyestimate

Preterit (Past)

Iestimated
thouestimated(e)st
he;she;itestimated
weestimated
yeestimated
theyestimated

Subjunctive

Present

Iestimate
thouestimate
he;she;itestimate
weestimate
yeestimate
theyestimate

Preterit (Past)

Iestimated
thouestimated(e)st
he;she;itestimated
weestimated
yeestimated
theyestimated

Imperative

thouestimate
yeestimate

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.