buffet – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of buffet

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to buffet
Participle: buffeted
Gerund: buffeting

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: buf"fet

Indicative

Present

Ibuffet
thoubuffet(e)st
he;she;itbuffeteth; buffets
webuffet
yebuffet
theybuffet

Preterit (Past)

Ibuffeted
thoubuffeted(e)st
he;she;itbuffeted
webuffeted
yebuffeted
theybuffeted

Subjunctive

Present

Ibuffet
thoubuffet
he;she;itbuffet
webuffet
yebuffet
theybuffet

Preterit (Past)

Ibuffeted
thoubuffeted(e)st
he;she;itbuffeted
webuffeted
yebuffeted
theybuffeted

Imperative

thoubuffet
yebuffet

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.