quire – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of quire

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to quire
Participle: quired
Gerund: quiring

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Iquire
thouquire(e)st
he;she;itquireth; quires
wequire
yequire
theyquire

Preterit (Past)

Iquired
thouquired(e)st
he;she;itquired
wequired
yequired
theyquired

Subjunctive

Present

Iquire
thouquire
he;she;itquire
wequire
yequire
theyquire

Preterit (Past)

Iquired
thouquired(e)st
he;she;itquired
wequired
yequired
theyquired

Imperative

thouquire
yequire

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.