kid – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of kid

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to kid
Participle: kidded
Gerund: kidding

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ikid
thoukidd(e)st
he;she;itkideth; kids
wekid
yekid
theykid

Preterit (Past)

Ikidded
thoukidded(e)st
he;she;itkidded
wekidded
yekidded
theykidded

Subjunctive

Present

Ikid
thoukid
he;she;itkid
wekid
yekid
theykid

Preterit (Past)

Ikidded
thoukidded(e)st
he;she;itkidded
wekidded
yekidded
theykidded

Imperative

thoukid
yekid

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.