kidnap – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of kidnap

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to kidnap
Participle: kidnapped
Gerund: kidnapping

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: kid"nap`

Indicative

Present

Ikidnap
thoukidnapp(e)st
he;she;itkidnapeth; kidnaps
wekidnap
yekidnap
theykidnap

Preterit (Past)

Ikidnapped
thoukidnapped(e)st
he;she;itkidnapped
wekidnapped
yekidnapped
theykidnapped

Subjunctive

Present

Ikidnap
thoukidnap
he;she;itkidnap
wekidnap
yekidnap
theykidnap

Preterit (Past)

Ikidnapped
thoukidnapped(e)st
he;she;itkidnapped
wekidnapped
yekidnapped
theykidnapped

Imperative

thoukidnap
yekidnap

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.