predict – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of predict

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to predict
Participle: predicted
Gerund: predicting

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: pre*dict"

Indicative

Present

Ipredict
thoupredict(e)st
he;she;itpredicteth; predicts
wepredict
yepredict
theypredict

Preterit (Past)

Ipredicted
thoupredicted(e)st
he;she;itpredicted
wepredicted
yepredicted
theypredicted

Subjunctive

Present

Ipredict
thoupredict
he;she;itpredict
wepredict
yepredict
theypredict

Preterit (Past)

Ipredicted
thoupredicted(e)st
he;she;itpredicted
wepredicted
yepredicted
theypredicted

Imperative

thoupredict
yepredict

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.