spar – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of spar

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to spar
Participle: sparred
Gerund: sparring

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ispar
thousparr(e)st
he;she;itspareth; spars
wespar
yespar
theyspar

Preterit (Past)

Isparred
thousparred(e)st
he;she;itsparred
wesparred
yesparred
theysparred

Subjunctive

Present

Ispar
thouspar
he;she;itspar
wespar
yespar
theyspar

Preterit (Past)

Isparred
thousparred(e)st
he;she;itsparred
wesparred
yesparred
theysparred

Imperative

thouspar
yespar

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.