attack – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of attack

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to attack
Participle: attacked
Gerund: attacking

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: at*tack"

Indicative

Present

Iattack
thouattack(e)st
he;she;itattacketh; attacks
weattack
yeattack
theyattack

Preterit (Past)

Iattacked
thouattacked(e)st
he;she;itattacked
weattacked
yeattacked
theyattacked

Subjunctive

Present

Iattack
thouattack
he;she;itattack
weattack
yeattack
theyattack

Preterit (Past)

Iattacked
thouattacked(e)st
he;she;itattacked
weattacked
yeattacked
theyattacked

Imperative

thouattack
yeattack

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.