chevy – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of chevy

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to chevy
Participle: chevied
Gerund: chevying

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: chev"y

Indicative

Present

Ichevy
thouchevy(e)st
he;she;itchevieth; chevies
wechevy
yechevy
theychevy

Preterit (Past)

Ichevied
thouchevied(e)st
he;she;itchevied
wechevied
yechevied
theychevied

Subjunctive

Present

Ichevy
thouchevy
he;she;itchevy
wechevy
yechevy
theychevy

Preterit (Past)

Ichevied
thouchevied(e)st
he;she;itchevied
wechevied
yechevied
theychevied

Imperative

thouchevy
yechevy

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.