sulk – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of sulk

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to sulk
Participle: sulked
Gerund: sulking

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Isulk
thousulk(e)st
he;she;itsulketh; sulks
wesulk
yesulk
theysulk

Preterit (Past)

Isulked
thousulked(e)st
he;she;itsulked
wesulked
yesulked
theysulked

Subjunctive

Present

Isulk
thousulk
he;she;itsulk
wesulk
yesulk
theysulk

Preterit (Past)

Isulked
thousulked(e)st
he;she;itsulked
wesulked
yesulked
theysulked

Imperative

thousulk
yesulk

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.