mature – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of mature

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to mature
Participle: matured
Gerund: maturing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: ma*ture"

Indicative

Present

Imature
thoumature(e)st
he;she;itmatureth; matures
wemature
yemature
theymature

Preterit (Past)

Imatured
thoumatured(e)st
he;she;itmatured
wematured
yematured
theymatured

Subjunctive

Present

Imature
thoumature
he;she;itmature
wemature
yemature
theymature

Preterit (Past)

Imatured
thoumatured(e)st
he;she;itmatured
wematured
yematured
theymatured

Imperative

thoumature
yemature

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.