bail – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of bail

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bail
Participle: bailed
Gerund: bailing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ibail
thoubail(e)st
he;she;itbaileth; bails
webail
yebail
theybail

Preterit (Past)

Ibailed
thoubailed(e)st
he;she;itbailed
webailed
yebailed
theybailed

Subjunctive

Present

Ibail
thoubail
he;she;itbail
webail
yebail
theybail

Preterit (Past)

Ibailed
thoubailed(e)st
he;she;itbailed
webailed
yebailed
theybailed

Imperative

thoubail
yebail

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.