design – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of design

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to design
Participle: designed
Gerund: designing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: de*sign"

Indicative

Present

Idesign
thoudesign(e)st
he;she;itdesigneth; designs
wedesign
yedesign
theydesign

Preterit (Past)

Idesigned
thoudesigned(e)st
he;she;itdesigned
wedesigned
yedesigned
theydesigned

Subjunctive

Present

Idesign
thoudesign
he;she;itdesign
wedesign
yedesign
theydesign

Preterit (Past)

Idesigned
thoudesigned(e)st
he;she;itdesigned
wedesigned
yedesigned
theydesigned

Imperative

thoudesign
yedesign

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.