sty – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of sty

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to sty
Participle: stied
Gerund: stying

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Isty
thousty(e)st
he;she;itstieth; sties
westy
yesty
theysty

Preterit (Past)

Istied
thoustied(e)st
he;she;itstied
westied
yestied
theystied

Subjunctive

Present

Isty
thousty
he;she;itsty
westy
yesty
theysty

Preterit (Past)

Istied
thoustied(e)st
he;she;itstied
westied
yestied
theystied

Imperative

thousty
yesty

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.