contradict – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of contradict

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to contradict
Participle: contradicted
Gerund: contradicting

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: con`tra*dict"

Indicative

Present

Icontradict
thoucontradict(e)st
he;she;itcontradicteth; contradicts
wecontradict
yecontradict
theycontradict

Preterit (Past)

Icontradicted
thoucontradicted(e)st
he;she;itcontradicted
wecontradicted
yecontradicted
theycontradicted

Subjunctive

Present

Icontradict
thoucontradict
he;she;itcontradict
wecontradict
yecontradict
theycontradict

Preterit (Past)

Icontradicted
thoucontradicted(e)st
he;she;itcontradicted
wecontradicted
yecontradicted
theycontradicted

Imperative

thoucontradict
yecontradict

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.