understate – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of understate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to understate
Participle: understated
Gerund: understating

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: un`der*state"

Indicative

Present

Iunderstate
thouunderstate(e)st
he;she;itunderstateth; understates
weunderstate
yeunderstate
theyunderstate

Preterit (Past)

Iunderstated
thouunderstated(e)st
he;she;itunderstated
weunderstated
yeunderstated
theyunderstated

Subjunctive

Present

Iunderstate
thouunderstate
he;she;itunderstate
weunderstate
yeunderstate
theyunderstate

Preterit (Past)

Iunderstated
thouunderstated(e)st
he;she;itunderstated
weunderstated
yeunderstated
theyunderstated

Imperative

thouunderstate
yeunderstate

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.