substantive – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of substantive

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to substantive
Participle: substantived
Gerund: substantiving

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: sub"stan*tive

Indicative

Present

Isubstantive
thousubstantive(e)st
he;she;itsubstantiveth; substantives
wesubstantive
yesubstantive
theysubstantive

Preterit (Past)

Isubstantived
thousubstantived(e)st
he;she;itsubstantived
wesubstantived
yesubstantived
theysubstantived

Subjunctive

Present

Isubstantive
thousubstantive
he;she;itsubstantive
wesubstantive
yesubstantive
theysubstantive

Preterit (Past)

Isubstantived
thousubstantived(e)st
he;she;itsubstantived
wesubstantived
yesubstantived
theysubstantived

Imperative

thousubstantive
yesubstantive

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.