clamp – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of clamp

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to clamp
Participle: clamped
Gerund: clamping

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iclamp
thouclamp(e)st
he;she;itclampeth; clamps
weclamp
yeclamp
theyclamp

Preterit (Past)

Iclamped
thouclamped(e)st
he;she;itclamped
weclamped
yeclamped
theyclamped

Subjunctive

Present

Iclamp
thouclamp
he;she;itclamp
weclamp
yeclamp
theyclamp

Preterit (Past)

Iclamped
thouclamped(e)st
he;she;itclamped
weclamped
yeclamped
theyclamped

Imperative

thouclamp
yeclamp

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.