shame – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of shame

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to shame
Participle: shamed
Gerund: shaming

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ishame
thoushame(e)st
he;she;itshameth; shames
weshame
yeshame
theyshame

Preterit (Past)

Ishamed
thoushamed(e)st
he;she;itshamed
weshamed
yeshamed
theyshamed

Subjunctive

Present

Ishame
thoushame
he;she;itshame
weshame
yeshame
theyshame

Preterit (Past)

Ishamed
thoushamed(e)st
he;she;itshamed
weshamed
yeshamed
theyshamed

Imperative

thoushame
yeshame

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.