update – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of update

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to update
Participle: updated
Gerund: updating

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: up"date

Indicative

Present

Iupdate
thouupdate(e)st
he;she;itupdateth; updates
weupdate
yeupdate
theyupdate

Preterit (Past)

Iupdated
thouupdated(e)st
he;she;itupdated
weupdated
yeupdated
theyupdated

Subjunctive

Present

Iupdate
thouupdate
he;she;itupdate
weupdate
yeupdate
theyupdate

Preterit (Past)

Iupdated
thouupdated(e)st
he;she;itupdated
weupdated
yeupdated
theyupdated

Imperative

thouupdate
yeupdate

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.