slope – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of slope

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to slope
Participle: sloped
Gerund: sloping

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Islope
thouslope(e)st
he;she;itslopeth; slopes
weslope
yeslope
theyslope

Preterit (Past)

Isloped
thousloped(e)st
he;she;itsloped
wesloped
yesloped
theysloped

Subjunctive

Present

Islope
thouslope
he;she;itslope
weslope
yeslope
theyslope

Preterit (Past)

Isloped
thousloped(e)st
he;she;itsloped
wesloped
yesloped
theysloped

Imperative

thouslope
yeslope

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.