dree – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of dree

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to dree
Participle: dreed
Gerund: dreeing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Idree
thoudree(e)st
he;she;itdreeth; drees
wedree
yedree
theydree

Preterit (Past)

Idreed
thoudreed(e)st
he;she;itdreed
wedreed
yedreed
theydreed

Subjunctive

Present

Idree
thoudree
he;she;itdree
wedree
yedree
theydree

Preterit (Past)

Idreed
thoudreed(e)st
he;she;itdreed
wedreed
yedreed
theydreed

Imperative

thoudree
yedree

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.