beck – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of beck

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to beck
Participle: becked
Gerund: becking

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ibeck
thoubeck(e)st
he;she;itbecketh; becks
webeck
yebeck
theybeck

Preterit (Past)

Ibecked
thoubecked(e)st
he;she;itbecked
webecked
yebecked
theybecked

Subjunctive

Present

Ibeck
thoubeck
he;she;itbeck
webeck
yebeck
theybeck

Preterit (Past)

Ibecked
thoubecked(e)st
he;she;itbecked
webecked
yebecked
theybecked

Imperative

thoubeck
yebeck

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.