hark – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of hark

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to hark
Participle: harked
Gerund: harking

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Ihark
thouhark(e)st
he;she;itharketh; harks
wehark
yehark
theyhark

Preterit (Past)

Iharked
thouharked(e)st
he;she;itharked
weharked
yeharked
theyharked

Subjunctive

Present

Ihark
thouhark
he;she;ithark
wehark
yehark
theyhark

Preterit (Past)

Iharked
thouharked(e)st
he;she;itharked
weharked
yeharked
theyharked

Imperative

thouhark
yehark

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.