convulse – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of convulse

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to convulse
Participle: convulsed
Gerund: convulsing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: con*vulse"

Indicative

Present

Iconvulse
thouconvulse(e)st
he;she;itconvulseth; convulses
weconvulse
yeconvulse
theyconvulse

Preterit (Past)

Iconvulsed
thouconvulsed(e)st
he;she;itconvulsed
weconvulsed
yeconvulsed
theyconvulsed

Subjunctive

Present

Iconvulse
thouconvulse
he;she;itconvulse
weconvulse
yeconvulse
theyconvulse

Preterit (Past)

Iconvulsed
thouconvulsed(e)st
he;she;itconvulsed
weconvulsed
yeconvulsed
theyconvulsed

Imperative

thouconvulse
yeconvulse

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.