slit – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of slit

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to slit
Participle: slit
Gerund: slitting

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Islit
thouslit(e)st
he;she;itsliteth; slits
weslit
yeslit
theyslit

Preterit (Past)

Islit
thouslit(e)st
he;she;itslit
weslit
yeslit
theyslit

Subjunctive

Present

Islit
thouslit
he;she;itslit
weslit
yeslit
theyslit

Preterit (Past)

Islit
thouslit(e)st
he;she;itslit
weslit
yeslit
theyslit

Imperative

thouslit
yeslit

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.