divine – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of divine

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to divine
Participle: divined
Gerund: divining

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: di*vine"

Indicative

Present

Idivine
thoudivine(e)st
he;she;itdivineth; divines
wedivine
yedivine
theydivine

Preterit (Past)

Idivined
thoudivined(e)st
he;she;itdivined
wedivined
yedivined
theydivined

Subjunctive

Present

Idivine
thoudivine
he;she;itdivine
wedivine
yedivine
theydivine

Preterit (Past)

Idivined
thoudivined(e)st
he;she;itdivined
wedivined
yedivined
theydivined

Imperative

thoudivine
yedivine

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.