romance – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of romance

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to romance
Participle: romanced
Gerund: romancing

Transitiviness: intransitive
Hyphenation: ro*mance"

Indicative

Present

Iromance
thouromance(e)st
he;she;itromanceth; romances
weromance
yeromance
theyromance

Preterit (Past)

Iromanced
thouromanced(e)st
he;she;itromanced
weromanced
yeromanced
theyromanced

Subjunctive

Present

Iromance
thouromance
he;she;itromance
weromance
yeromance
theyromance

Preterit (Past)

Iromanced
thouromanced(e)st
he;she;itromanced
weromanced
yeromanced
theyromanced

Imperative

thouromance
yeromance

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.