fable – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of fable

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fable
Participle: fabled
Gerund: fabling

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: fa"ble

Indicative

Present

Ifable
thoufable(e)st
he;she;itfableth; fables
wefable
yefable
theyfable

Preterit (Past)

Ifabled
thoufabled(e)st
he;she;itfabled
wefabled
yefabled
theyfabled

Subjunctive

Present

Ifable
thoufable
he;she;itfable
wefable
yefable
theyfable

Preterit (Past)

Ifabled
thoufabled(e)st
he;she;itfabled
wefabled
yefabled
theyfabled

Imperative

thoufable
yefable

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.