fan – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of fan

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fan
Participle: fanned
Gerund: fanning

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ifan
thoufann(e)st
he;she;itfaneth; fans
wefan
yefan
theyfan

Preterit (Past)

Ifanned
thoufanned(e)st
he;she;itfanned
wefanned
yefanned
theyfanned

Subjunctive

Present

Ifan
thoufan
he;she;itfan
wefan
yefan
theyfan

Preterit (Past)

Ifanned
thoufanned(e)st
he;she;itfanned
wefanned
yefanned
theyfanned

Imperative

thoufan
yefan

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.