cave – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of cave

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to cave
Participle: caved
Gerund: caving

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Icave
thoucave(e)st
he;she;itcaveth; caves
wecave
yecave
theycave

Preterit (Past)

Icaved
thoucaved(e)st
he;she;itcaved
wecaved
yecaved
theycaved

Subjunctive

Present

Icave
thoucave
he;she;itcave
wecave
yecave
theycave

Preterit (Past)

Icaved
thoucaved(e)st
he;she;itcaved
wecaved
yecaved
theycaved

Imperative

thoucave
yecave

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.