snipe – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of snipe

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to snipe
Participle: sniped
Gerund: sniping

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Isnipe
thousnipe(e)st
he;she;itsnipeth; snipes
wesnipe
yesnipe
theysnipe

Preterit (Past)

Isniped
thousniped(e)st
he;she;itsniped
wesniped
yesniped
theysniped

Subjunctive

Present

Isnipe
thousnipe
he;she;itsnipe
wesnipe
yesnipe
theysnipe

Preterit (Past)

Isniped
thousniped(e)st
he;she;itsniped
wesniped
yesniped
theysniped

Imperative

thousnipe
yesnipe

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.