congratulate – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of congratulate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to congratulate
Participle: congratulated
Gerund: congratulating

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: con*grat"u*late

Indicative

Present

Icongratulate
thoucongratulate(e)st
he;she;itcongratulateth; congratulates
wecongratulate
yecongratulate
theycongratulate

Preterit (Past)

Icongratulated
thoucongratulated(e)st
he;she;itcongratulated
wecongratulated
yecongratulated
theycongratulated

Subjunctive

Present

Icongratulate
thoucongratulate
he;she;itcongratulate
wecongratulate
yecongratulate
theycongratulate

Preterit (Past)

Icongratulated
thoucongratulated(e)st
he;she;itcongratulated
wecongratulated
yecongratulated
theycongratulated

Imperative

thoucongratulate
yecongratulate

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.