shake – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of shake

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to shake
Participle: shaken
Gerund: shaking

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ishake
thoushake(e)st
he;she;itshaketh; shakes
weshake
yeshake
theyshake

Preterit (Past)

Ishook
thoushook(e)st
he;she;itshook
weshook
yeshook
theyshook

Subjunctive

Present

Ishake
thoushake
he;she;itshake
weshake
yeshake
theyshake

Preterit (Past)

Ishook
thoushook(e)st
he;she;itshook
weshook
yeshook
theyshook

Imperative

thoushake
yeshake

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.