skrimp – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of skrimp

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to skrimp
Participle: skrimped
Gerund: skrimping

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Iskrimp
thouskrimp(e)st
he;she;itskrimpeth; skrimps
weskrimp
yeskrimp
theyskrimp

Preterit (Past)

Iskrimped
thouskrimped(e)st
he;she;itskrimped
weskrimped
yeskrimped
theyskrimped

Subjunctive

Present

Iskrimp
thouskrimp
he;she;itskrimp
weskrimp
yeskrimp
theyskrimp

Preterit (Past)

Iskrimped
thouskrimped(e)st
he;she;itskrimped
weskrimped
yeskrimped
theyskrimped

Imperative

thouskrimp
yeskrimp

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.