straighten – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of straighten

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to straighten
Participle: straightened
Gerund: straightening

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: straight"en

Indicative

Present

Istraighten
thoustraighten(e)st
he;she;itstraighteneth; straightens
westraighten
yestraighten
theystraighten

Preterit (Past)

Istraightened
thoustraightened(e)st
he;she;itstraightened
westraightened
yestraightened
theystraightened

Subjunctive

Present

Istraighten
thoustraighten
he;she;itstraighten
westraighten
yestraighten
theystraighten

Preterit (Past)

Istraightened
thoustraightened(e)st
he;she;itstraightened
westraightened
yestraightened
theystraightened

Imperative

thoustraighten
yestraighten

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.