clock – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of clock

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to clock
Participle: clocked
Gerund: clocking

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Iclock
thouclock(e)st
he;she;itclocketh; clocks
weclock
yeclock
theyclock

Preterit (Past)

Iclocked
thouclocked(e)st
he;she;itclocked
weclocked
yeclocked
theyclocked

Subjunctive

Present

Iclock
thouclock
he;she;itclock
weclock
yeclock
theyclock

Preterit (Past)

Iclocked
thouclocked(e)st
he;she;itclocked
weclocked
yeclocked
theyclocked

Imperative

thouclock
yeclock

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.