guest – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of guest

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to guest
Participle: guested
Gerund: guesting

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iguest
thouguest(e)st
he;she;itguesteth; guests
weguest
yeguest
theyguest

Preterit (Past)

Iguested
thouguested(e)st
he;she;itguested
weguested
yeguested
theyguested

Subjunctive

Present

Iguest
thouguest
he;she;itguest
weguest
yeguest
theyguest

Preterit (Past)

Iguested
thouguested(e)st
he;she;itguested
weguested
yeguested
theyguested

Imperative

thouguest
yeguest

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.