except – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of except

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to except
Participle: excepted
Gerund: excepting

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: ex*cept"

Indicative

Present

Iexcept
thouexcept(e)st
he;she;itexcepteth; excepts
weexcept
yeexcept
theyexcept

Preterit (Past)

Iexcepted
thouexcepted(e)st
he;she;itexcepted
weexcepted
yeexcepted
theyexcepted

Subjunctive

Present

Iexcept
thouexcept
he;she;itexcept
weexcept
yeexcept
theyexcept

Preterit (Past)

Iexcepted
thouexcepted(e)st
he;she;itexcepted
weexcepted
yeexcepted
theyexcepted

Imperative

thouexcept
yeexcept

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.