figure – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of figure

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to figure
Participle: figured
Gerund: figuring

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: fig"ure

Indicative

Present

Ifigure
thoufigure(e)st
he;she;itfigureth; figures
wefigure
yefigure
theyfigure

Preterit (Past)

Ifigured
thoufigured(e)st
he;she;itfigured
wefigured
yefigured
theyfigured

Subjunctive

Present

Ifigure
thoufigure
he;she;itfigure
wefigure
yefigure
theyfigure

Preterit (Past)

Ifigured
thoufigured(e)st
he;she;itfigured
wefigured
yefigured
theyfigured

Imperative

thoufigure
yefigure

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.