acknowledge – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of acknowledge

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to acknowledge
Participle: acknowledged
Gerund: acknowledging

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: ac*knowl"edge

Indicative

Present

Iacknowledge
thouacknowledge(e)st
he;she;itacknowledgeth; acknowledges
weacknowledge
yeacknowledge
theyacknowledge

Preterit (Past)

Iacknowledged
thouacknowledged(e)st
he;she;itacknowledged
weacknowledged
yeacknowledged
theyacknowledged

Subjunctive

Present

Iacknowledge
thouacknowledge
he;she;itacknowledge
weacknowledge
yeacknowledge
theyacknowledge

Preterit (Past)

Iacknowledged
thouacknowledged(e)st
he;she;itacknowledged
weacknowledged
yeacknowledged
theyacknowledged

Imperative

thouacknowledge
yeacknowledge

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.