twang – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of twang

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to twang
Participle: twanged
Gerund: twanging

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Itwang
thoutwang(e)st
he;she;ittwangeth; twangs
wetwang
yetwang
theytwang

Preterit (Past)

Itwanged
thoutwanged(e)st
he;she;ittwanged
wetwanged
yetwanged
theytwanged

Subjunctive

Present

Itwang
thoutwang
he;she;ittwang
wetwang
yetwang
theytwang

Preterit (Past)

Itwanged
thoutwanged(e)st
he;she;ittwanged
wetwanged
yetwanged
theytwanged

Imperative

thoutwang
yetwang

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.