contemper – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of contemper

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to contemper
Participle: contempered
Gerund: contempering

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: con*tem"per

Indicative

Present

Icontemper
thoucontemper(e)st
he;she;itcontempereth; contempers
wecontemper
yecontemper
theycontemper

Preterit (Past)

Icontempered
thoucontempered(e)st
he;she;itcontempered
wecontempered
yecontempered
theycontempered

Subjunctive

Present

Icontemper
thoucontemper
he;she;itcontemper
wecontemper
yecontemper
theycontemper

Preterit (Past)

Icontempered
thoucontempered(e)st
he;she;itcontempered
wecontempered
yecontempered
theycontempered

Imperative

thoucontemper
yecontemper

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.