patent – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of patent

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to patent
Participle: patented
Gerund: patenting

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: pat"ent

Indicative

Present

Ipatent
thoupatent(e)st
he;she;itpatenteth; patents
wepatent
yepatent
theypatent

Preterit (Past)

Ipatented
thoupatented(e)st
he;she;itpatented
wepatented
yepatented
theypatented

Subjunctive

Present

Ipatent
thoupatent
he;she;itpatent
wepatent
yepatent
theypatent

Preterit (Past)

Ipatented
thoupatented(e)st
he;she;itpatented
wepatented
yepatented
theypatented

Imperative

thoupatent
yepatent

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.