jerk – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of jerk

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to jerk
Participle: jerked
Gerund: jerking

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ijerk
thoujerk(e)st
he;she;itjerketh; jerks
wejerk
yejerk
theyjerk

Preterit (Past)

Ijerked
thoujerked(e)st
he;she;itjerked
wejerked
yejerked
theyjerked

Subjunctive

Present

Ijerk
thoujerk
he;she;itjerk
wejerk
yejerk
theyjerk

Preterit (Past)

Ijerked
thoujerked(e)st
he;she;itjerked
wejerked
yejerked
theyjerked

Imperative

thoujerk
yejerk

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.