snip – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of snip

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to snip
Participle: snipped
Gerund: snipping

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Isnip
thousnipp(e)st
he;she;itsnipeth; snips
wesnip
yesnip
theysnip

Preterit (Past)

Isnipped
thousnipped(e)st
he;she;itsnipped
wesnipped
yesnipped
theysnipped

Subjunctive

Present

Isnip
thousnip
he;she;itsnip
wesnip
yesnip
theysnip

Preterit (Past)

Isnipped
thousnipped(e)st
he;she;itsnipped
wesnipped
yesnipped
theysnipped

Imperative

thousnip
yesnip

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.