distribute – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of distribute

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to distribute
Participle: distributed
Gerund: distributing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: dis*trib"ute

Indicative

Present

Idistribute
thoudistribute(e)st
he;she;itdistributeth; distributes
wedistribute
yedistribute
theydistribute

Preterit (Past)

Idistributed
thoudistributed(e)st
he;she;itdistributed
wedistributed
yedistributed
theydistributed

Subjunctive

Present

Idistribute
thoudistribute
he;she;itdistribute
wedistribute
yedistribute
theydistribute

Preterit (Past)

Idistributed
thoudistributed(e)st
he;she;itdistributed
wedistributed
yedistributed
theydistributed

Imperative

thoudistribute
yedistribute

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.