crave – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of crave

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to crave
Participle: craved
Gerund: craving

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Icrave
thoucrave(e)st
he;she;itcraveth; craves
wecrave
yecrave
theycrave

Preterit (Past)

Icraved
thoucraved(e)st
he;she;itcraved
wecraved
yecraved
theycraved

Subjunctive

Present

Icrave
thoucrave
he;she;itcrave
wecrave
yecrave
theycrave

Preterit (Past)

Icraved
thoucraved(e)st
he;she;itcraved
wecraved
yecraved
theycraved

Imperative

thoucrave
yecrave

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.