groan – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of groan

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to groan
Participle: groaned
Gerund: groaning

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Igroan
thougroan(e)st
he;she;itgroaneth; groans
wegroan
yegroan
theygroan

Preterit (Past)

Igroaned
thougroaned(e)st
he;she;itgroaned
wegroaned
yegroaned
theygroaned

Subjunctive

Present

Igroan
thougroan
he;she;itgroan
wegroan
yegroan
theygroan

Preterit (Past)

Igroaned
thougroaned(e)st
he;she;itgroaned
wegroaned
yegroaned
theygroaned

Imperative

thougroan
yegroan

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.