phosphoresce – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of phosphoresce

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to phosphoresce
Participle: phosphoresced
Gerund: phosphorescing

Transitiviness: intransitive
Hyphenation: phos`phor*esce"

Indicative

Present

Iphosphoresce
thouphosphoresce(e)st
he;she;itphosphoresceth; phosphoresces
wephosphoresce
yephosphoresce
theyphosphoresce

Preterit (Past)

Iphosphoresced
thouphosphoresced(e)st
he;she;itphosphoresced
wephosphoresced
yephosphoresced
theyphosphoresced

Subjunctive

Present

Iphosphoresce
thouphosphoresce
he;she;itphosphoresce
wephosphoresce
yephosphoresce
theyphosphoresce

Preterit (Past)

Iphosphoresced
thouphosphoresced(e)st
he;she;itphosphoresced
wephosphoresced
yephosphoresced
theyphosphoresced

Imperative

thouphosphoresce
yephosphoresce

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.