right – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of right

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to right
Participle: righted
Gerund: righting

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iright
thouright(e)st
he;she;itrighteth; rights
weright
yeright
theyright

Preterit (Past)

Irighted
thourighted(e)st
he;she;itrighted
werighted
yerighted
theyrighted

Subjunctive

Present

Iright
thouright
he;she;itright
weright
yeright
theyright

Preterit (Past)

Irighted
thourighted(e)st
he;she;itrighted
werighted
yerighted
theyrighted

Imperative

thouright
yeright

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.