lick – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of lick

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to lick
Participle: licked
Gerund: licking

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ilick
thoulick(e)st
he;she;itlicketh; licks
welick
yelick
theylick

Preterit (Past)

Ilicked
thoulicked(e)st
he;she;itlicked
welicked
yelicked
theylicked

Subjunctive

Present

Ilick
thoulick
he;she;itlick
welick
yelick
theylick

Preterit (Past)

Ilicked
thoulicked(e)st
he;she;itlicked
welicked
yelicked
theylicked

Imperative

thoulick
yelick

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.