speak – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of speak

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to speak
Participle: spoken
Gerund: speaking

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ispeak
thouspeak(e)st
he;she;itspeaketh; speaks
wespeak
yespeak
theyspeak

Preterit (Past)

Ispoke
thouspoke(e)st
he;she;itspoke
wespoke
yespoke
theyspoke

Subjunctive

Present

Ispeak
thouspeak
he;she;itspeak
wespeak
yespeak
theyspeak

Preterit (Past)

Ispoke
thouspoke(e)st
he;she;itspoke
wespoke
yespoke
theyspoke

Imperative

thouspeak
yespeak

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.