tumble – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of tumble

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tumble
Participle: tumbled
Gerund: tumbling

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: tum"ble

Indicative

Present

Itumble
thoutumble(e)st
he;she;ittumbleth; tumbles
wetumble
yetumble
theytumble

Preterit (Past)

Itumbled
thoutumbled(e)st
he;she;ittumbled
wetumbled
yetumbled
theytumbled

Subjunctive

Present

Itumble
thoutumble
he;she;ittumble
wetumble
yetumble
theytumble

Preterit (Past)

Itumbled
thoutumbled(e)st
he;she;ittumbled
wetumbled
yetumbled
theytumbled

Imperative

thoutumble
yetumble

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.