christen – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of christen

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to christen
Participle: christened
Gerund: christening

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: chris"ten

Indicative

Present

Ichristen
thouchristen(e)st
he;she;itchristeneth; christens
wechristen
yechristen
theychristen

Preterit (Past)

Ichristened
thouchristened(e)st
he;she;itchristened
wechristened
yechristened
theychristened

Subjunctive

Present

Ichristen
thouchristen
he;she;itchristen
wechristen
yechristen
theychristen

Preterit (Past)

Ichristened
thouchristened(e)st
he;she;itchristened
wechristened
yechristened
theychristened

Imperative

thouchristen
yechristen

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.