stench – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of stench

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to stench
Participle: stenched
Gerund: stenching

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Istench
thoustenchest
he;she;itstencheth; stenches
westench
yestench
theystench

Preterit (Past)

Istenched
thoustenched(e)st
he;she;itstenched
westenched
yestenched
theystenched

Subjunctive

Present

Istench
thoustench
he;she;itstench
westench
yestench
theystench

Preterit (Past)

Istenched
thoustenched(e)st
he;she;itstenched
westenched
yestenched
theystenched

Imperative

thoustench
yestench

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.