grumble – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of grumble

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to grumble
Participle: grumbleeed
Gerund: grumbleing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: grum"ble

Indicative

Present

Igrumble
thougrumblee(e)st
he;she;itgrumbleth; grumbles
wegrumble
yegrumble
theygrumble

Preterit (Past)

Igrumbleeed
thougrumbleeed(e)st
he;she;itgrumbleeed
wegrumbleeed
yegrumbleeed
theygrumbleeed

Subjunctive

Present

Igrumble
thougrumble
he;she;itgrumble
wegrumble
yegrumble
theygrumble

Preterit (Past)

Igrumbleeed
thougrumbleeed(e)st
he;she;itgrumbleeed
wegrumbleeed
yegrumbleeed
theygrumbleeed

Imperative

thougrumble
yegrumble

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.