engrave – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of engrave

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to engrave
Participle: engraveeed
Gerund: engraveing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: en*grave"

Indicative

Present

Iengrave
thouengravee(e)st
he;she;itengraveth; engraves
weengrave
yeengrave
theyengrave

Preterit (Past)

Iengraveeed
thouengraveeed(e)st
he;she;itengraveeed
weengraveeed
yeengraveeed
theyengraveeed

Subjunctive

Present

Iengrave
thouengrave
he;she;itengrave
weengrave
yeengrave
theyengrave

Preterit (Past)

Iengraveeed
thouengraveeed(e)st
he;she;itengraveeed
weengraveeed
yeengraveeed
theyengraveeed

Imperative

thouengrave
yeengrave

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.