refuse – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of refuse

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to refuse
Participle: refused
Gerund: refusing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: re*fuse"

Indicative

Present

Irefuse
thourefuse(e)st
he;she;itrefuseth; refuses
werefuse
yerefuse
theyrefuse

Preterit (Past)

Irefused
thourefused(e)st
he;she;itrefused
werefused
yerefused
theyrefused

Subjunctive

Present

Irefuse
thourefuse
he;she;itrefuse
werefuse
yerefuse
theyrefuse

Preterit (Past)

Irefused
thourefused(e)st
he;she;itrefused
werefused
yerefused
theyrefused

Imperative

thourefuse
yerefuse

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.