expand – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of expand

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to expand
Participle: expanded
Gerund: expanding

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: ex*pand"

Indicative

Present

Iexpand
thouexpand(e)st
he;she;itexpandeth; expands
weexpand
yeexpand
theyexpand

Preterit (Past)

Iexpanded
thouexpanded(e)st
he;she;itexpanded
weexpanded
yeexpanded
theyexpanded

Subjunctive

Present

Iexpand
thouexpand
he;she;itexpand
weexpand
yeexpand
theyexpand

Preterit (Past)

Iexpanded
thouexpanded(e)st
he;she;itexpanded
weexpanded
yeexpanded
theyexpanded

Imperative

thouexpand
yeexpand

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.