argue – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of argue

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to argue
Participle: argued
Gerund: arguing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: ar"gue

Indicative

Present

Iargue
thouargue(e)st
he;she;itargueth; argues
weargue
yeargue
theyargue

Preterit (Past)

Iargued
thouargued(e)st
he;she;itargued
weargued
yeargued
theyargued

Subjunctive

Present

Iargue
thouargue
he;she;itargue
weargue
yeargue
theyargue

Preterit (Past)

Iargued
thouargued(e)st
he;she;itargued
weargued
yeargued
theyargued

Imperative

thouargue
yeargue

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.