lust – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of lust

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to lust
Participle: lusted
Gerund: lusting

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Ilust
thoulust(e)st
he;she;itlusteth; lusts
welust
yelust
theylust

Preterit (Past)

Ilusted
thoulusted(e)st
he;she;itlusted
welusted
yelusted
theylusted

Subjunctive

Present

Ilust
thoulust
he;she;itlust
welust
yelust
theylust

Preterit (Past)

Ilusted
thoulusted(e)st
he;she;itlusted
welusted
yelusted
theylusted

Imperative

thoulust
yelust

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.