entrench – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of entrench

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to entrench
Participle: entrenched
Gerund: entrenching

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: en*trench"

Indicative

Present

Ientrench
thouentrenchest
he;she;itentrencheth; entrenches
weentrench
yeentrench
theyentrench

Preterit (Past)

Ientrenched
thouentrenched(e)st
he;she;itentrenched
weentrenched
yeentrenched
theyentrenched

Subjunctive

Present

Ientrench
thouentrench
he;she;itentrench
weentrench
yeentrench
theyentrench

Preterit (Past)

Ientrenched
thouentrenched(e)st
he;she;itentrenched
weentrenched
yeentrenched
theyentrenched

Imperative

thouentrench
yeentrench

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.