break – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of break

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to break
Participle: broken
Gerund: breaking

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ibreak
thoubreak(e)st
he;she;itbreaketh; breaks
webreak
yebreak
theybreak

Preterit (Past)

Ibroke
thoubroke(e)st
he;she;itbroke
webroke
yebroke
theybroke

Subjunctive

Present

Ibreak
thoubreak
he;she;itbreak
webreak
yebreak
theybreak

Preterit (Past)

Ibroke
thoubroke(e)st
he;she;itbroke
webroke
yebroke
theybroke

Imperative

thoubreak
yebreak

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.