see – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of see

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to see
Participle: seen
Gerund: seeing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Isee
thousee(e)st
he;she;itseeth; sees
wesee
yesee
theysee

Preterit (Past)

Isaw
thousaw(e)st
he;she;itsaw
wesaw
yesaw
theysaw

Subjunctive

Present

Isee
thousee
he;she;itsee
wesee
yesee
theysee

Preterit (Past)

Isaw
thousaw(e)st
he;she;itsaw
wesaw
yesaw
theysaw

Imperative

thousee
yesee

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.