charge – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of charge

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to charge
Participle: charged
Gerund: charging

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Icharge
thoucharge(e)st
he;she;itchargeth; charges
wecharge
yecharge
theycharge

Preterit (Past)

Icharged
thoucharged(e)st
he;she;itcharged
wecharged
yecharged
theycharged

Subjunctive

Present

Icharge
thoucharge
he;she;itcharge
wecharge
yecharge
theycharge

Preterit (Past)

Icharged
thoucharged(e)st
he;she;itcharged
wecharged
yecharged
theycharged

Imperative

thoucharge
yecharge

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.