come – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of come

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to come
Participle: come
Gerund: coming

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Icome
thoucome(e)st
he;she;itcometh; comes
wecome
yecome
theycome

Preterit (Past)

Icame
thoucame(e)st
he;she;itcame
wecame
yecame
theycame

Subjunctive

Present

Icome
thoucome
he;she;itcome
wecome
yecome
theycome

Preterit (Past)

Icame
thoucame(e)st
he;she;itcame
wecame
yecame
theycame

Imperative

thoucome
yecome

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.