gang – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of gang

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to gang
Participle: ganged
Gerund: ganging

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Igang
thougang(e)st
he;she;itgangeth; gangs
wegang
yegang
theygang

Preterit (Past)

Iganged
thouganged(e)st
he;she;itganged
weganged
yeganged
theyganged

Subjunctive

Present

Igang
thougang
he;she;itgang
wegang
yegang
theygang

Preterit (Past)

Iganged
thouganged(e)st
he;she;itganged
weganged
yeganged
theyganged

Imperative

thougang
yegang

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.