do – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of do

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to do
Participle: done
Gerund: doing

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Ido
thoudost
he;she;itdoth
wedo
yedo
theydo

Preterit (Past)

Idid
thoudidst
he;she;itdid
wedid
yedid
theydid

Subjunctive

Present

Ido
thoudo
he;she;itdo
wedo
yedo
theydo

Preterit (Past)

Idid
thoudidst
he;she;itdid
wedid
yedid
theydid

Imperative

thoudo
yedo

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.