comprise – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of comprise

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to comprise
Participle: comprised
Gerund: comprising

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: com*prise"

Indicative

Present

Icomprise
thoucomprise(e)st
he;she;itcompriseth; comprises
wecomprise
yecomprise
theycomprise

Preterit (Past)

Icomprised
thoucomprised(e)st
he;she;itcomprised
wecomprised
yecomprised
theycomprised

Subjunctive

Present

Icomprise
thoucomprise
he;she;itcomprise
wecomprise
yecomprise
theycomprise

Preterit (Past)

Icomprised
thoucomprised(e)st
he;she;itcomprised
wecomprised
yecomprised
theycomprised

Imperative

thoucomprise
yecomprise

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.