courb – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of courb

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to courb
Participle: courbed
Gerund: courbing

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Icourb
thoucourb(e)st
he;she;itcourbeth; courbs
wecourb
yecourb
theycourb

Preterit (Past)

Icourbed
thoucourbed(e)st
he;she;itcourbed
wecourbed
yecourbed
theycourbed

Subjunctive

Present

Icourb
thoucourb
he;she;itcourb
wecourb
yecourb
theycourb

Preterit (Past)

Icourbed
thoucourbed(e)st
he;she;itcourbed
wecourbed
yecourbed
theycourbed

Imperative

thoucourb
yecourb

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.