serve – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of serve

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to serve
Participle: served
Gerund: serving

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iserve
thouserve(e)st
he;she;itserveth; serves
weserve
yeserve
theyserve

Preterit (Past)

Iserved
thouserved(e)st
he;she;itserved
weserved
yeserved
theyserved

Subjunctive

Present

Iserve
thouserve
he;she;itserve
weserve
yeserve
theyserve

Preterit (Past)

Iserved
thouserved(e)st
he;she;itserved
weserved
yeserved
theyserved

Imperative

thouserve
yeserve

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.