stag – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of stag

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to stag
Participle: stagged
Gerund: stagging

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Istag
thoustagg(e)st
he;she;itstageth; stags
westag
yestag
theystag

Preterit (Past)

Istagged
thoustagged(e)st
he;she;itstagged
westagged
yestagged
theystagged

Subjunctive

Present

Istag
thoustag
he;she;itstag
westag
yestag
theystag

Preterit (Past)

Istagged
thoustagged(e)st
he;she;itstagged
westagged
yestagged
theystagged

Imperative

thoustag
yestag

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.