speir – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of speir

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to speir
Participle: speired
Gerund: speiring

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Ispeir
thouspeir(e)st
he;she;itspeireth; speirs
wespeir
yespeir
theyspeir

Preterit (Past)

Ispeired
thouspeired(e)st
he;she;itspeired
wespeired
yespeired
theyspeired

Subjunctive

Present

Ispeir
thouspeir
he;she;itspeir
wespeir
yespeir
theyspeir

Preterit (Past)

Ispeired
thouspeired(e)st
he;she;itspeired
wespeired
yespeired
theyspeired

Imperative

thouspeir
yespeir

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.