surface – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of surface

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to surface
Participle: surfaced
Gerund: surfacing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: sur"face

Indicative

Present

Isurface
thousurface(e)st
he;she;itsurfaceth; surfaces
wesurface
yesurface
theysurface

Preterit (Past)

Isurfaced
thousurfaced(e)st
he;she;itsurfaced
wesurfaced
yesurfaced
theysurfaced

Subjunctive

Present

Isurface
thousurface
he;she;itsurface
wesurface
yesurface
theysurface

Preterit (Past)

Isurfaced
thousurfaced(e)st
he;she;itsurfaced
wesurfaced
yesurfaced
theysurfaced

Imperative

thousurface
yesurface

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.