assail – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of assail

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to assail
Participle: assailed
Gerund: assailing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: as*sail"

Indicative

Present

Iassail
thouassail(e)st
he;she;itassaileth; assails
weassail
yeassail
theyassail

Preterit (Past)

Iassailed
thouassailed(e)st
he;she;itassailed
weassailed
yeassailed
theyassailed

Subjunctive

Present

Iassail
thouassail
he;she;itassail
weassail
yeassail
theyassail

Preterit (Past)

Iassailed
thouassailed(e)st
he;she;itassailed
weassailed
yeassailed
theyassailed

Imperative

thouassail
yeassail

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.