regard – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of regard

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to regard
Participle: regarded
Gerund: regarding

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: re*gard"

Indicative

Present

Iregard
thouregard(e)st
he;she;itregardeth; regards
weregard
yeregard
theyregard

Preterit (Past)

Iregarded
thouregarded(e)st
he;she;itregarded
weregarded
yeregarded
theyregarded

Subjunctive

Present

Iregard
thouregard
he;she;itregard
weregard
yeregard
theyregard

Preterit (Past)

Iregarded
thouregarded(e)st
he;she;itregarded
weregarded
yeregarded
theyregarded

Imperative

thouregard
yeregard

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.