obliterate – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of obliterate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to obliterate
Participle: obliterated
Gerund: obliterating

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: ob*lit"er*ate

Indicative

Present

Iobliterate
thouobliterate(e)st
he;she;itobliterateth; obliterates
weobliterate
yeobliterate
theyobliterate

Preterit (Past)

Iobliterated
thouobliterated(e)st
he;she;itobliterated
weobliterated
yeobliterated
theyobliterated

Subjunctive

Present

Iobliterate
thouobliterate
he;she;itobliterate
weobliterate
yeobliterate
theyobliterate

Preterit (Past)

Iobliterated
thouobliterated(e)st
he;she;itobliterated
weobliterated
yeobliterated
theyobliterated

Imperative

thouobliterate
yeobliterate

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.