feign – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of feign

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to feign
Participle: feigned
Gerund: feigning

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ifeign
thoufeign(e)st
he;she;itfeigneth; feigns
wefeign
yefeign
theyfeign

Preterit (Past)

Ifeigned
thoufeigned(e)st
he;she;itfeigned
wefeigned
yefeigned
theyfeigned

Subjunctive

Present

Ifeign
thoufeign
he;she;itfeign
wefeign
yefeign
theyfeign

Preterit (Past)

Ifeigned
thoufeigned(e)st
he;she;itfeigned
wefeigned
yefeigned
theyfeigned

Imperative

thoufeign
yefeign

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.