fright – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of fright

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fright
Participle: frighted
Gerund: frighting

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ifright
thoufright(e)st
he;she;itfrighteth; frights
wefright
yefright
theyfright

Preterit (Past)

Ifrighted
thoufrighted(e)st
he;she;itfrighted
wefrighted
yefrighted
theyfrighted

Subjunctive

Present

Ifright
thoufright
he;she;itfright
wefright
yefright
theyfright

Preterit (Past)

Ifrighted
thoufrighted(e)st
he;she;itfrighted
wefrighted
yefrighted
theyfrighted

Imperative

thoufright
yefright

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.