pale – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of pale

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pale
Participle: paled
Gerund: paling

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Ipale
thoupale(e)st
he;she;itpaleth; pales
wepale
yepale
theypale

Preterit (Past)

Ipaled
thoupaled(e)st
he;she;itpaled
wepaled
yepaled
theypaled

Subjunctive

Present

Ipale
thoupale
he;she;itpale
wepale
yepale
theypale

Preterit (Past)

Ipaled
thoupaled(e)st
he;she;itpaled
wepaled
yepaled
theypaled

Imperative

thoupale
yepale

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.