drib – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of drib

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to drib
Participle: dribbed
Gerund: dribbing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Idrib
thoudribb(e)st
he;she;itdribeth; dribs
wedrib
yedrib
theydrib

Preterit (Past)

Idribbed
thoudribbed(e)st
he;she;itdribbed
wedribbed
yedribbed
theydribbed

Subjunctive

Present

Idrib
thoudrib
he;she;itdrib
wedrib
yedrib
theydrib

Preterit (Past)

Idribbed
thoudribbed(e)st
he;she;itdribbed
wedribbed
yedribbed
theydribbed

Imperative

thoudrib
yedrib

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.