stretch – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of stretch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to stretch
Participle: stretched
Gerund: stretching

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Istretch
thoustretchest
he;she;itstretcheth; stretches
westretch
yestretch
theystretch

Preterit (Past)

Istretched
thoustretched(e)st
he;she;itstretched
westretched
yestretched
theystretched

Subjunctive

Present

Istretch
thoustretch
he;she;itstretch
westretch
yestretch
theystretch

Preterit (Past)

Istretched
thoustretched(e)st
he;she;itstretched
westretched
yestretched
theystretched

Imperative

thoustretch
yestretch

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.