gab – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of gab

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to gab
Participle: gabbed
Gerund: gabbing

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Igab
thougabb(e)st
he;she;itgabeth; gabs
wegab
yegab
theygab

Preterit (Past)

Igabbed
thougabbed(e)st
he;she;itgabbed
wegabbed
yegabbed
theygabbed

Subjunctive

Present

Igab
thougab
he;she;itgab
wegab
yegab
theygab

Preterit (Past)

Igabbed
thougabbed(e)st
he;she;itgabbed
wegabbed
yegabbed
theygabbed

Imperative

thougab
yegab

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.