frote – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of frote

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to frote
Participle: froted
Gerund: froting

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ifrote
thoufrote(e)st
he;she;itfroteth; frotes
wefrote
yefrote
theyfrote

Preterit (Past)

Ifroted
thoufroted(e)st
he;she;itfroted
wefroted
yefroted
theyfroted

Subjunctive

Present

Ifrote
thoufrote
he;she;itfrote
wefrote
yefrote
theyfrote

Preterit (Past)

Ifroted
thoufroted(e)st
he;she;itfroted
wefroted
yefroted
theyfroted

Imperative

thoufrote
yefrote

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.