proportion – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of proportion

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to proportion
Participle: proportioned
Gerund: proportioning

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: pro*por"tion

Indicative

Present

Iproportion
thouproportion(e)st
he;she;itproportioneth; proportions
weproportion
yeproportion
theyproportion

Preterit (Past)

Iproportioned
thouproportioned(e)st
he;she;itproportioned
weproportioned
yeproportioned
theyproportioned

Subjunctive

Present

Iproportion
thouproportion
he;she;itproportion
weproportion
yeproportion
theyproportion

Preterit (Past)

Iproportioned
thouproportioned(e)st
he;she;itproportioned
weproportioned
yeproportioned
theyproportioned

Imperative

thouproportion
yeproportion

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.