bark – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of bark

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bark
Participle: barked
Gerund: barking

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ibark
thoubark(e)st
he;she;itbarketh; barks
webark
yebark
theybark

Preterit (Past)

Ibarked
thoubarked(e)st
he;she;itbarked
webarked
yebarked
theybarked

Subjunctive

Present

Ibark
thoubark
he;she;itbark
webark
yebark
theybark

Preterit (Past)

Ibarked
thoubarked(e)st
he;she;itbarked
webarked
yebarked
theybarked

Imperative

thoubark
yebark

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.