contain – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of contain

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to contain
Participle: contained
Gerund: containing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: con*tain"

Indicative

Present

Icontain
thoucontain(e)st
he;she;itcontaineth; contains
wecontain
yecontain
theycontain

Preterit (Past)

Icontained
thoucontained(e)st
he;she;itcontained
wecontained
yecontained
theycontained

Subjunctive

Present

Icontain
thoucontain
he;she;itcontain
wecontain
yecontain
theycontain

Preterit (Past)

Icontained
thoucontained(e)st
he;she;itcontained
wecontained
yecontained
theycontained

Imperative

thoucontain
yecontain

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.