ergat – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of ergat

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to ergat
Participle: ergatted
Gerund: ergatting

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: er"gat

Indicative

Present

Iergat
thouergatt(e)st
he;she;itergateth; ergats
weergat
yeergat
theyergat

Preterit (Past)

Iergatted
thouergatted(e)st
he;she;itergatted
weergatted
yeergatted
theyergatted

Subjunctive

Present

Iergat
thouergat
he;she;itergat
weergat
yeergat
theyergat

Preterit (Past)

Iergatted
thouergatted(e)st
he;she;itergatted
weergatted
yeergatted
theyergatted

Imperative

thouergat
yeergat

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.