sperse – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of sperse

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to sperse
Participle: spersed
Gerund: spersing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Isperse
thousperse(e)st
he;she;itsperseth; sperses
wesperse
yesperse
theysperse

Preterit (Past)

Ispersed
thouspersed(e)st
he;she;itspersed
wespersed
yespersed
theyspersed

Subjunctive

Present

Isperse
thousperse
he;she;itsperse
wesperse
yesperse
theysperse

Preterit (Past)

Ispersed
thouspersed(e)st
he;she;itspersed
wespersed
yespersed
theyspersed

Imperative

thousperse
yesperse

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.