clitter – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of clitter

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to clitter
Participle: clittered
Gerund: clittering

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Iclitter
thouclitter(e)st
he;she;itclittereth; clitters
weclitter
yeclitter
theyclitter

Preterit (Past)

Iclittered
thouclittered(e)st
he;she;itclittered
weclittered
yeclittered
theyclittered

Subjunctive

Present

Iclitter
thouclitter
he;she;itclitter
weclitter
yeclitter
theyclitter

Preterit (Past)

Iclittered
thouclittered(e)st
he;she;itclittered
weclittered
yeclittered
theyclittered

Imperative

thouclitter
yeclitter

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.