plot – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of plot

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to plot
Participle: plotted
Gerund: plotting

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iplot
thouplott(e)st
he;she;itploteth; plots
weplot
yeplot
theyplot

Preterit (Past)

Iplotted
thouplotted(e)st
he;she;itplotted
weplotted
yeplotted
theyplotted

Subjunctive

Present

Iplot
thouplot
he;she;itplot
weplot
yeplot
theyplot

Preterit (Past)

Iplotted
thouplotted(e)st
he;she;itplotted
weplotted
yeplotted
theyplotted

Imperative

thouplot
yeplot

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.