attain – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of attain

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to attain
Participle: attained
Gerund: attaining

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: at*tain"

Indicative

Present

Iattain
thouattain(e)st
he;she;itattaineth; attains
weattain
yeattain
theyattain

Preterit (Past)

Iattained
thouattained(e)st
he;she;itattained
weattained
yeattained
theyattained

Subjunctive

Present

Iattain
thouattain
he;she;itattain
weattain
yeattain
theyattain

Preterit (Past)

Iattained
thouattained(e)st
he;she;itattained
weattained
yeattained
theyattained

Imperative

thouattain
yeattain

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.