film – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of film

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to film
Participle: filmed
Gerund: filming

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ifilm
thoufilm(e)st
he;she;itfilmeth; films
wefilm
yefilm
theyfilm

Preterit (Past)

Ifilmed
thoufilmed(e)st
he;she;itfilmed
wefilmed
yefilmed
theyfilmed

Subjunctive

Present

Ifilm
thoufilm
he;she;itfilm
wefilm
yefilm
theyfilm

Preterit (Past)

Ifilmed
thoufilmed(e)st
he;she;itfilmed
wefilmed
yefilmed
theyfilmed

Imperative

thoufilm
yefilm

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.