mistake – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of mistake

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to mistake
Participle: mistaken
Gerund: mistaking

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: mis*take"

Indicative

Present

Imistake
thoumistake(e)st
he;she;itmistaketh; mistakes
wemistake
yemistake
theymistake

Preterit (Past)

Imistook
thoumistook(e)st
he;she;itmistook
wemistook
yemistook
theymistook

Subjunctive

Present

Imistake
thoumistake
he;she;itmistake
wemistake
yemistake
theymistake

Preterit (Past)

Imistook
thoumistook(e)st
he;she;itmistook
wemistook
yemistook
theymistook

Imperative

thoumistake
yemistake

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.