infest – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of infest

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to infest
Participle: infested
Gerund: infesting

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: in*fest"

Indicative

Present

Iinfest
thouinfest(e)st
he;she;itinfesteth; infests
weinfest
yeinfest
theyinfest

Preterit (Past)

Iinfested
thouinfested(e)st
he;she;itinfested
weinfested
yeinfested
theyinfested

Subjunctive

Present

Iinfest
thouinfest
he;she;itinfest
weinfest
yeinfest
theyinfest

Preterit (Past)

Iinfested
thouinfested(e)st
he;she;itinfested
weinfested
yeinfested
theyinfested

Imperative

thouinfest
yeinfest

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.