coax – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of coax

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to coax
Participle: coaxed
Gerund: coaxing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Icoax
thoucoaxest
he;she;itcoaxeth; coaxes
wecoax
yecoax
theycoax

Preterit (Past)

Icoaxed
thoucoaxed(e)st
he;she;itcoaxed
wecoaxed
yecoaxed
theycoaxed

Subjunctive

Present

Icoax
thoucoax
he;she;itcoax
wecoax
yecoax
theycoax

Preterit (Past)

Icoaxed
thoucoaxed(e)st
he;she;itcoaxed
wecoaxed
yecoaxed
theycoaxed

Imperative

thoucoax
yecoax

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.