discern – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of discern

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to discern
Participle: discerned
Gerund: discerning

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: dis*cern"

Indicative

Present

Idiscern
thoudiscern(e)st
he;she;itdiscerneth; discerns
wediscern
yediscern
theydiscern

Preterit (Past)

Idiscerned
thoudiscerned(e)st
he;she;itdiscerned
wediscerned
yediscerned
theydiscerned

Subjunctive

Present

Idiscern
thoudiscern
he;she;itdiscern
wediscern
yediscern
theydiscern

Preterit (Past)

Idiscerned
thoudiscerned(e)st
he;she;itdiscerned
wediscerned
yediscerned
theydiscerned

Imperative

thoudiscern
yediscern

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.