clown – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of clown

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to clown
Participle: clowned
Gerund: clowning

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Iclown
thouclown(e)st
he;she;itclowneth; clowns
weclown
yeclown
theyclown

Preterit (Past)

Iclowned
thouclowned(e)st
he;she;itclowned
weclowned
yeclowned
theyclowned

Subjunctive

Present

Iclown
thouclown
he;she;itclown
weclown
yeclown
theyclown

Preterit (Past)

Iclowned
thouclowned(e)st
he;she;itclowned
weclowned
yeclowned
theyclowned

Imperative

thouclown
yeclown

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.