frank – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of frank

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to frank
Participle: franked
Gerund: franking

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ifrank
thoufrank(e)st
he;she;itfranketh; franks
wefrank
yefrank
theyfrank

Preterit (Past)

Ifranked
thoufranked(e)st
he;she;itfranked
wefranked
yefranked
theyfranked

Subjunctive

Present

Ifrank
thoufrank
he;she;itfrank
wefrank
yefrank
theyfrank

Preterit (Past)

Ifranked
thoufranked(e)st
he;she;itfranked
wefranked
yefranked
theyfranked

Imperative

thoufrank
yefrank

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.