uncover – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of uncover

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to uncover
Participle: uncovered
Gerund: uncovering

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: un*cov"er

Indicative

Present

Iuncover
thouuncover(e)st
he;she;ituncovereth; uncovers
weuncover
yeuncover
theyuncover

Preterit (Past)

Iuncovered
thouuncovered(e)st
he;she;ituncovered
weuncovered
yeuncovered
theyuncovered

Subjunctive

Present

Iuncover
thouuncover
he;she;ituncover
weuncover
yeuncover
theyuncover

Preterit (Past)

Iuncovered
thouuncovered(e)st
he;she;ituncovered
weuncovered
yeuncovered
theyuncovered

Imperative

thouuncover
yeuncover

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.