invite – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of invite

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to invite
Participle: invited
Gerund: inviting

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: in*vite"

Indicative

Present

Iinvite
thouinvite(e)st
he;she;itinviteth; invites
weinvite
yeinvite
theyinvite

Preterit (Past)

Iinvited
thouinvited(e)st
he;she;itinvited
weinvited
yeinvited
theyinvited

Subjunctive

Present

Iinvite
thouinvite
he;she;itinvite
weinvite
yeinvite
theyinvite

Preterit (Past)

Iinvited
thouinvited(e)st
he;she;itinvited
weinvited
yeinvited
theyinvited

Imperative

thouinvite
yeinvite

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.