spear – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of spear

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to spear
Participle: speared
Gerund: spearing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ispear
thouspear(e)st
he;she;itspeareth; spears
wespear
yespear
theyspear

Preterit (Past)

Ispeared
thouspeared(e)st
he;she;itspeared
wespeared
yespeared
theyspeared

Subjunctive

Present

Ispear
thouspear
he;she;itspear
wespear
yespear
theyspear

Preterit (Past)

Ispeared
thouspeared(e)st
he;she;itspeared
wespeared
yespeared
theyspeared

Imperative

thouspear
yespear

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.