rogue – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of rogue

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to rogue
Participle: rogued
Gerund: roguing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Irogue
thourogue(e)st
he;she;itrogueth; rogues
werogue
yerogue
theyrogue

Preterit (Past)

Irogued
thourogued(e)st
he;she;itrogued
werogued
yerogued
theyrogued

Subjunctive

Present

Irogue
thourogue
he;she;itrogue
werogue
yerogue
theyrogue

Preterit (Past)

Irogued
thourogued(e)st
he;she;itrogued
werogued
yerogued
theyrogued

Imperative

thourogue
yerogue

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.