spank – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of spank

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to spank
Participle: spanked
Gerund: spanking

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ispank
thouspank(e)st
he;she;itspanketh; spanks
wespank
yespank
theyspank

Preterit (Past)

Ispanked
thouspanked(e)st
he;she;itspanked
wespanked
yespanked
theyspanked

Subjunctive

Present

Ispank
thouspank
he;she;itspank
wespank
yespank
theyspank

Preterit (Past)

Ispanked
thouspanked(e)st
he;she;itspanked
wespanked
yespanked
theyspanked

Imperative

thouspank
yespank

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.