gawk – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of gawk

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to gawk
Participle: gawked
Gerund: gawking

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Igawk
thougawk(e)st
he;she;itgawketh; gawks
wegawk
yegawk
theygawk

Preterit (Past)

Igawked
thougawked(e)st
he;she;itgawked
wegawked
yegawked
theygawked

Subjunctive

Present

Igawk
thougawk
he;she;itgawk
wegawk
yegawk
theygawk

Preterit (Past)

Igawked
thougawked(e)st
he;she;itgawked
wegawked
yegawked
theygawked

Imperative

thougawk
yegawk

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.