shark – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of shark

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to shark
Participle: sharked
Gerund: sharking

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ishark
thoushark(e)st
he;she;itsharketh; sharks
weshark
yeshark
theyshark

Preterit (Past)

Isharked
thousharked(e)st
he;she;itsharked
wesharked
yesharked
theysharked

Subjunctive

Present

Ishark
thoushark
he;she;itshark
weshark
yeshark
theyshark

Preterit (Past)

Isharked
thousharked(e)st
he;she;itsharked
wesharked
yesharked
theysharked

Imperative

thoushark
yeshark

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.