ceil – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of ceil

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to ceil
Participle: ceiled
Gerund: ceiling

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Iceil
thouceil(e)st
he;she;itceileth; ceils
weceil
yeceil
theyceil

Preterit (Past)

Iceiled
thouceiled(e)st
he;she;itceiled
weceiled
yeceiled
theyceiled

Subjunctive

Present

Iceil
thouceil
he;she;itceil
weceil
yeceil
theyceil

Preterit (Past)

Iceiled
thouceiled(e)st
he;she;itceiled
weceiled
yeceiled
theyceiled

Imperative

thouceil
yeceil

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.