baste – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of baste

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to baste
Participle: basted
Gerund: basting

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ibaste
thoubaste(e)st
he;she;itbasteth; bastes
webaste
yebaste
theybaste

Preterit (Past)

Ibasted
thoubasted(e)st
he;she;itbasted
webasted
yebasted
theybasted

Subjunctive

Present

Ibaste
thoubaste
he;she;itbaste
webaste
yebaste
theybaste

Preterit (Past)

Ibasted
thoubasted(e)st
he;she;itbasted
webasted
yebasted
theybasted

Imperative

thoubaste
yebaste

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.