advance – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of advance

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to advance
Participle: advanced
Gerund: advancing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: ad*vance"

Indicative

Present

Iadvance
thouadvance(e)st
he;she;itadvanceth; advances
weadvance
yeadvance
theyadvance

Preterit (Past)

Iadvanced
thouadvanced(e)st
he;she;itadvanced
weadvanced
yeadvanced
theyadvanced

Subjunctive

Present

Iadvance
thouadvance
he;she;itadvance
weadvance
yeadvance
theyadvance

Preterit (Past)

Iadvanced
thouadvanced(e)st
he;she;itadvanced
weadvanced
yeadvanced
theyadvanced

Imperative

thouadvance
yeadvance

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.