smirk – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of smirk

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to smirk
Participle: smirked
Gerund: smirking

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Ismirk
thousmirk(e)st
he;she;itsmirketh; smirks
wesmirk
yesmirk
theysmirk

Preterit (Past)

Ismirked
thousmirked(e)st
he;she;itsmirked
wesmirked
yesmirked
theysmirked

Subjunctive

Present

Ismirk
thousmirk
he;she;itsmirk
wesmirk
yesmirk
theysmirk

Preterit (Past)

Ismirked
thousmirked(e)st
he;she;itsmirked
wesmirked
yesmirked
theysmirked

Imperative

thousmirk
yesmirk

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.