imprison – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of imprison

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to imprison
Participle: imprisoned
Gerund: imprisoning

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: im*pris"on

Indicative

Present

Iimprison
thouimprison(e)st
he;she;itimprisoneth; imprisons
weimprison
yeimprison
theyimprison

Preterit (Past)

Iimprisoned
thouimprisoned(e)st
he;she;itimprisoned
weimprisoned
yeimprisoned
theyimprisoned

Subjunctive

Present

Iimprison
thouimprison
he;she;itimprison
weimprison
yeimprison
theyimprison

Preterit (Past)

Iimprisoned
thouimprisoned(e)st
he;she;itimprisoned
weimprisoned
yeimprisoned
theyimprisoned

Imperative

thouimprison
yeimprison

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.