write – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of write

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to write
Participle: written
Gerund: writing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iwrite
thouwrite(e)st
he;she;itwriteth; writes
wewrite
yewrite
theywrite

Preterit (Past)

Iwrote
thouwrote(e)st
he;she;itwrote
wewrote
yewrote
theywrote

Subjunctive

Present

Iwrite
thouwrite
he;she;itwrite
wewrite
yewrite
theywrite

Preterit (Past)

Iwrote
thouwrote(e)st
he;she;itwrote
wewrote
yewrote
theywrote

Imperative

thouwrite
yewrite

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.