light – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of light

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to light
Participle: lighted; lit
Gerund: lighting

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ilight
thoulight(e)st
he;she;itlighteth; lights
welight
yelight
theylight

Preterit (Past)

Ilighted; lit
thoulighted(e)st; lit(e)st
he;she;itlighted; lit
welighted; lit
yelighted; lit
theylighted; lit

Subjunctive

Present

Ilight
thoulight
he;she;itlight
welight
yelight
theylight

Preterit (Past)

Ilighted; lit
thoulighted(e)st; lit(e)st
he;she;itlighted; lit
welighted; lit
yelighted; lit
theylighted; lit

Imperative

thoulight
yelight

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.