fortread – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of fortread

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fortread
Participle: fortrodden
Gerund: fortreading

Indicative

Present

Ifortread
thoufortread(e)st
he;she;itfortreadeth; fortreads
wefortread
yefortread
theyfortread

Preterit (Past)

Ifortrode
thoufortrode(e)st
he;she;itfortrode
wefortrode
yefortrode
theyfortrode

Subjunctive

Present

Ifortread
thoufortread
he;she;itfortread
wefortread
yefortread
theyfortread

Preterit (Past)

Ifortrode
thoufortrode(e)st
he;she;itfortrode
wefortrode
yefortrode
theyfortrode

Imperative

thoufortread
yefortread

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.