assent – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of assent

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to assent
Participle: assented
Gerund: assenting

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: as*sent"

Indicative

Present

Iassent
thouassent(e)st
he;she;itassenteth; assents
weassent
yeassent
theyassent

Preterit (Past)

Iassented
thouassented(e)st
he;she;itassented
weassented
yeassented
theyassented

Subjunctive

Present

Iassent
thouassent
he;she;itassent
weassent
yeassent
theyassent

Preterit (Past)

Iassented
thouassented(e)st
he;she;itassented
weassented
yeassented
theyassented

Imperative

thouassent
yeassent

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.