confirm – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of confirm

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to confirm
Participle: confirmed
Gerund: confirming

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: con*firm"

Indicative

Present

Iconfirm
thouconfirm(e)st
he;she;itconfirmeth; confirms
weconfirm
yeconfirm
theyconfirm

Preterit (Past)

Iconfirmed
thouconfirmed(e)st
he;she;itconfirmed
weconfirmed
yeconfirmed
theyconfirmed

Subjunctive

Present

Iconfirm
thouconfirm
he;she;itconfirm
weconfirm
yeconfirm
theyconfirm

Preterit (Past)

Iconfirmed
thouconfirmed(e)st
he;she;itconfirmed
weconfirmed
yeconfirmed
theyconfirmed

Imperative

thouconfirm
yeconfirm

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.