till – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of till

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to till
Participle: tilled
Gerund: tilling

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Itill
thoutill(e)st
he;she;ittilleth; tills
wetill
yetill
theytill

Preterit (Past)

Itilled
thoutilled(e)st
he;she;ittilled
wetilled
yetilled
theytilled

Subjunctive

Present

Itill
thoutill
he;she;ittill
wetill
yetill
theytill

Preterit (Past)

Itilled
thoutilled(e)st
he;she;ittilled
wetilled
yetilled
theytilled

Imperative

thoutill
yetill

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.