feed – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of feed

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to feed
Participle: fed
Gerund: feeding

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ifeed
thoufeed(e)st
he;she;itfeedeth; feeds
wefeed
yefeed
theyfeed

Preterit (Past)

Ifed
thoufed(e)st
he;she;itfed
wefed
yefed
theyfed

Subjunctive

Present

Ifeed
thoufeed
he;she;itfeed
wefeed
yefeed
theyfeed

Preterit (Past)

Ifed
thoufed(e)st
he;she;itfed
wefed
yefed
theyfed

Imperative

thoufeed
yefeed

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.