pity – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of pity

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pity
Participle: pitied
Gerund: pitying

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: pit"y

Indicative

Present

Ipity
thoupity(e)st
he;she;itpitieth; pities
wepity
yepity
theypity

Preterit (Past)

Ipitied
thoupitied(e)st
he;she;itpitied
wepitied
yepitied
theypitied

Subjunctive

Present

Ipity
thoupity
he;she;itpity
wepity
yepity
theypity

Preterit (Past)

Ipitied
thoupitied(e)st
he;she;itpitied
wepitied
yepitied
theypitied

Imperative

thoupity
yepity

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.