bate – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of bate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bate
Participle: bated
Gerund: bating

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ibate
thoubate(e)st
he;she;itbateth; bates
webate
yebate
theybate

Preterit (Past)

Ibated
thoubated(e)st
he;she;itbated
webated
yebated
theybated

Subjunctive

Present

Ibate
thoubate
he;she;itbate
webate
yebate
theybate

Preterit (Past)

Ibated
thoubated(e)st
he;she;itbated
webated
yebated
theybated

Imperative

thoubate
yebate

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.