set – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of set

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to set
Participle: set
Gerund: setting

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iset
thouset(e)st
he;she;itseteth; sets
weset
yeset
theyset

Preterit (Past)

Iset
thouset(e)st
he;she;itset
weset
yeset
theyset

Subjunctive

Present

Iset
thouset
he;she;itset
weset
yeset
theyset

Preterit (Past)

Iset
thouset(e)st
he;she;itset
weset
yeset
theyset

Imperative

thouset
yeset

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.