spall – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of spall

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to spall
Participle: spalled
Gerund: spalling

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ispall
thouspall(e)st
he;she;itspalleth; spalls
wespall
yespall
theyspall

Preterit (Past)

Ispalled
thouspalled(e)st
he;she;itspalled
wespalled
yespalled
theyspalled

Subjunctive

Present

Ispall
thouspall
he;she;itspall
wespall
yespall
theyspall

Preterit (Past)

Ispalled
thouspalled(e)st
he;she;itspalled
wespalled
yespalled
theyspalled

Imperative

thouspall
yespall

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.