church – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of church

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to church
Participle: churched
Gerund: churching

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ichurch
thouchurchest
he;she;itchurcheth; churches
wechurch
yechurch
theychurch

Preterit (Past)

Ichurched
thouchurched(e)st
he;she;itchurched
wechurched
yechurched
theychurched

Subjunctive

Present

Ichurch
thouchurch
he;she;itchurch
wechurch
yechurch
theychurch

Preterit (Past)

Ichurched
thouchurched(e)st
he;she;itchurched
wechurched
yechurched
theychurched

Imperative

thouchurch
yechurch

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.