forspeak – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of forspeak

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to forspeak
Participle: forspeaked
Gerund: forspeaking

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: for*speak"

Indicative

Present

Iforspeak
thouforspeak(e)st
he;she;itforspeaketh; forspeaks
weforspeak
yeforspeak
theyforspeak

Preterit (Past)

Iforspeaked
thouforspeaked(e)st
he;she;itforspeaked
weforspeaked
yeforspeaked
theyforspeaked

Subjunctive

Present

Iforspeak
thouforspeak
he;she;itforspeak
weforspeak
yeforspeak
theyforspeak

Preterit (Past)

Iforspeaked
thouforspeaked(e)st
he;she;itforspeaked
weforspeaked
yeforspeaked
theyforspeaked

Imperative

thouforspeak
yeforspeak

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.