begrease – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of begrease

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to begrease
Participle: begreased
Gerund: begreasing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: be*grease"

Indicative

Present

Ibegrease
thoubegrease(e)st
he;she;itbegreaseth; begreases
webegrease
yebegrease
theybegrease

Preterit (Past)

Ibegreased
thoubegreased(e)st
he;she;itbegreased
webegreased
yebegreased
theybegreased

Subjunctive

Present

Ibegrease
thoubegrease
he;she;itbegrease
webegrease
yebegrease
theybegrease

Preterit (Past)

Ibegreased
thoubegreased(e)st
he;she;itbegreased
webegreased
yebegreased
theybegreased

Imperative

thoubegrease
yebegrease

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.