go – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of go

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to go
Participle: gone
Gerund: going

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Igo
thougo(e)st
he;she;itgoeth; goes
wego
yego
theygo

Preterit (Past)

Iwent
thouwent(e)st
he;she;itwent
wewent
yewent
theywent

Subjunctive

Present

Igo
thougo
he;she;itgo
wego
yego
theygo

Preterit (Past)

Iwent
thouwent(e)st
he;she;itwent
wewent
yewent
theywent

Imperative

thougo
yego

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.