whiff – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of whiff

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to whiff
Participle: whiffed
Gerund: whiffing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iwhiff
thouwhiff(e)st
he;she;itwhiffeth; whiffs
wewhiff
yewhiff
theywhiff

Preterit (Past)

Iwhiffed
thouwhiffed(e)st
he;she;itwhiffed
wewhiffed
yewhiffed
theywhiffed

Subjunctive

Present

Iwhiff
thouwhiff
he;she;itwhiff
wewhiff
yewhiff
theywhiff

Preterit (Past)

Iwhiffed
thouwhiffed(e)st
he;she;itwhiffed
wewhiffed
yewhiffed
theywhiffed

Imperative

thouwhiff
yewhiff

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.