poise – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of poise

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to poise
Participle: poised
Gerund: poising

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ipoise
thoupoise(e)st
he;she;itpoiseth; poises
wepoise
yepoise
theypoise

Preterit (Past)

Ipoised
thoupoised(e)st
he;she;itpoised
wepoised
yepoised
theypoised

Subjunctive

Present

Ipoise
thoupoise
he;she;itpoise
wepoise
yepoise
theypoise

Preterit (Past)

Ipoised
thoupoised(e)st
he;she;itpoised
wepoised
yepoised
theypoised

Imperative

thoupoise
yepoise

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.