dance – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of dance

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to dance
Participle: danced
Gerund: dancing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Idance
thoudance(e)st
he;she;itdanceth; dances
wedance
yedance
theydance

Preterit (Past)

Idanced
thoudanced(e)st
he;she;itdanced
wedanced
yedanced
theydanced

Subjunctive

Present

Idance
thoudance
he;she;itdance
wedance
yedance
theydance

Preterit (Past)

Idanced
thoudanced(e)st
he;she;itdanced
wedanced
yedanced
theydanced

Imperative

thoudance
yedance

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.