brush – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of brush

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to brush
Participle: brushed
Gerund: brushing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ibrush
thoubrush(e)st
he;she;itbrusheth; brushes
webrush
yebrush
theybrush

Preterit (Past)

Ibrushed
thoubrushed(e)st
he;she;itbrushed
webrushed
yebrushed
theybrushed

Subjunctive

Present

Ibrush
thoubrush
he;she;itbrush
webrush
yebrush
theybrush

Preterit (Past)

Ibrushed
thoubrushed(e)st
he;she;itbrushed
webrushed
yebrushed
theybrushed

Imperative

thoubrush
yebrush

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.