refract – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of refract

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to refract
Participle: refracted
Gerund: refracting

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: re*fract"

Indicative

Present

Irefract
thourefract(e)st
he;she;itrefracteth; refracts
werefract
yerefract
theyrefract

Preterit (Past)

Irefracted
thourefracted(e)st
he;she;itrefracted
werefracted
yerefracted
theyrefracted

Subjunctive

Present

Irefract
thourefract
he;she;itrefract
werefract
yerefract
theyrefract

Preterit (Past)

Irefracted
thourefracted(e)st
he;she;itrefracted
werefracted
yerefracted
theyrefracted

Imperative

thourefract
yerefract

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.