mason – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of mason

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to mason
Participle: masoned
Gerund: masoning

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: ma"son

Indicative

Present

Imason
thoumason(e)st
he;she;itmasoneth; masons
wemason
yemason
theymason

Preterit (Past)

Imasoned
thoumasoned(e)st
he;she;itmasoned
wemasoned
yemasoned
theymasoned

Subjunctive

Present

Imason
thoumason
he;she;itmason
wemason
yemason
theymason

Preterit (Past)

Imasoned
thoumasoned(e)st
he;she;itmasoned
wemasoned
yemasoned
theymasoned

Imperative

thoumason
yemason

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.