telegraph – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of telegraph

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to telegraph
Participle: telegraphed
Gerund: telegraphing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: tel"e*graph

Indicative

Present

Itelegraph
thoutelegraph(e)st
he;she;ittelegrapheth; telegraphs
wetelegraph
yetelegraph
theytelegraph

Preterit (Past)

Itelegraphed
thoutelegraphed(e)st
he;she;ittelegraphed
wetelegraphed
yetelegraphed
theytelegraphed

Subjunctive

Present

Itelegraph
thoutelegraph
he;she;ittelegraph
wetelegraph
yetelegraph
theytelegraph

Preterit (Past)

Itelegraphed
thoutelegraphed(e)st
he;she;ittelegraphed
wetelegraphed
yetelegraphed
theytelegraphed

Imperative

thoutelegraph
yetelegraph

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.