shore – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of shore

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to shore
Participle: shored
Gerund: shoring

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ishore
thoushore(e)st
he;she;itshoreth; shores
weshore
yeshore
theyshore

Preterit (Past)

Ishored
thoushored(e)st
he;she;itshored
weshored
yeshored
theyshored

Subjunctive

Present

Ishore
thoushore
he;she;itshore
weshore
yeshore
theyshore

Preterit (Past)

Ishored
thoushored(e)st
he;she;itshored
weshored
yeshored
theyshored

Imperative

thoushore
yeshore

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.