phase – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of phase

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to phase
Participle: phased
Gerund: phasing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Iphase
thouphase(e)st
he;she;itphaseth; phases
wephase
yephase
theyphase

Preterit (Past)

Iphased
thouphased(e)st
he;she;itphased
wephased
yephased
theyphased

Subjunctive

Present

Iphase
thouphase
he;she;itphase
wephase
yephase
theyphase

Preterit (Past)

Iphased
thouphased(e)st
he;she;itphased
wephased
yephased
theyphased

Imperative

thouphase
yephase

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.