head – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of head

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to head
Participle: headed
Gerund: heading

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ihead
thouhead(e)st
he;she;itheadeth; heads
wehead
yehead
theyhead

Preterit (Past)

Iheaded
thouheaded(e)st
he;she;itheaded
weheaded
yeheaded
theyheaded

Subjunctive

Present

Ihead
thouhead
he;she;ithead
wehead
yehead
theyhead

Preterit (Past)

Iheaded
thouheaded(e)st
he;she;itheaded
weheaded
yeheaded
theyheaded

Imperative

thouhead
yehead

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.