dispense – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of dispense

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to dispense
Participle: dispensed
Gerund: dispensing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: dis*pense"

Indicative

Present

Idispense
thoudispense(e)st
he;she;itdispenseth; dispenses
wedispense
yedispense
theydispense

Preterit (Past)

Idispensed
thoudispensed(e)st
he;she;itdispensed
wedispensed
yedispensed
theydispensed

Subjunctive

Present

Idispense
thoudispense
he;she;itdispense
wedispense
yedispense
theydispense

Preterit (Past)

Idispensed
thoudispensed(e)st
he;she;itdispensed
wedispensed
yedispensed
theydispensed

Imperative

thoudispense
yedispense

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.