suffer – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of suffer

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to suffer
Participle: suffered
Gerund: suffering

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: suf"fer

Indicative

Present

Isuffer
thousuffer(e)st
he;she;itsuffereth; suffers
wesuffer
yesuffer
theysuffer

Preterit (Past)

Isuffered
thousuffered(e)st
he;she;itsuffered
wesuffered
yesuffered
theysuffered

Subjunctive

Present

Isuffer
thousuffer
he;she;itsuffer
wesuffer
yesuffer
theysuffer

Preterit (Past)

Isuffered
thousuffered(e)st
he;she;itsuffered
wesuffered
yesuffered
theysuffered

Imperative

thousuffer
yesuffer

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.