strain – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of strain

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to strain
Participle: strained
Gerund: straining

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Istrain
thoustrain(e)st
he;she;itstraineth; strains
westrain
yestrain
theystrain

Preterit (Past)

Istrained
thoustrained(e)st
he;she;itstrained
westrained
yestrained
theystrained

Subjunctive

Present

Istrain
thoustrain
he;she;itstrain
westrain
yestrain
theystrain

Preterit (Past)

Istrained
thoustrained(e)st
he;she;itstrained
westrained
yestrained
theystrained

Imperative

thoustrain
yestrain

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.