receive – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of receive

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to receive
Participle: received
Gerund: receiving

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: re*ceive"

Indicative

Present

Ireceive
thoureceive(e)st
he;she;itreceiveth; receives
wereceive
yereceive
theyreceive

Preterit (Past)

Ireceived
thoureceived(e)st
he;she;itreceived
wereceived
yereceived
theyreceived

Subjunctive

Present

Ireceive
thoureceive
he;she;itreceive
wereceive
yereceive
theyreceive

Preterit (Past)

Ireceived
thoureceived(e)st
he;she;itreceived
wereceived
yereceived
theyreceived

Imperative

thoureceive
yereceive

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.