guard – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of guard

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to guard
Participle: guarded
Gerund: guarding

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iguard
thouguard(e)st
he;she;itguardeth; guards
weguard
yeguard
theyguard

Preterit (Past)

Iguarded
thouguarded(e)st
he;she;itguarded
weguarded
yeguarded
theyguarded

Subjunctive

Present

Iguard
thouguard
he;she;itguard
weguard
yeguard
theyguard

Preterit (Past)

Iguarded
thouguarded(e)st
he;she;itguarded
weguarded
yeguarded
theyguarded

Imperative

thouguard
yeguard

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.