assure – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of assure

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to assure
Participle: assured
Gerund: assuring

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: as*sure

Indicative

Present

Iassure
thouassure(e)st
he;she;itassureth; assures
weassure
yeassure
theyassure

Preterit (Past)

Iassured
thouassured(e)st
he;she;itassured
weassured
yeassured
theyassured

Subjunctive

Present

Iassure
thouassure
he;she;itassure
weassure
yeassure
theyassure

Preterit (Past)

Iassured
thouassured(e)st
he;she;itassured
weassured
yeassured
theyassured

Imperative

thouassure
yeassure

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.