chick – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of chick

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to chick
Participle: chicked
Gerund: chicking

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Ichick
thouchick(e)st
he;she;itchicketh; chicks
wechick
yechick
theychick

Preterit (Past)

Ichicked
thouchicked(e)st
he;she;itchicked
wechicked
yechicked
theychicked

Subjunctive

Present

Ichick
thouchick
he;she;itchick
wechick
yechick
theychick

Preterit (Past)

Ichicked
thouchicked(e)st
he;she;itchicked
wechicked
yechicked
theychicked

Imperative

thouchick
yechick

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.