exact – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of exact

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to exact
Participle: exacted
Gerund: exacting

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: ex*act"

Indicative

Present

Iexact
thouexact(e)st
he;she;itexacteth; exacts
weexact
yeexact
theyexact

Preterit (Past)

Iexacted
thouexacted(e)st
he;she;itexacted
weexacted
yeexacted
theyexacted

Subjunctive

Present

Iexact
thouexact
he;she;itexact
weexact
yeexact
theyexact

Preterit (Past)

Iexacted
thouexacted(e)st
he;she;itexacted
weexacted
yeexacted
theyexacted

Imperative

thouexact
yeexact

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.