wander – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of wander

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wander
Participle: wandered
Gerund: wandering

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: wan"der

Indicative

Present

Iwander
thouwander(e)st
he;she;itwandereth; wanders
wewander
yewander
theywander

Preterit (Past)

Iwandered
thouwandered(e)st
he;she;itwandered
wewandered
yewandered
theywandered

Subjunctive

Present

Iwander
thouwander
he;she;itwander
wewander
yewander
theywander

Preterit (Past)

Iwandered
thouwandered(e)st
he;she;itwandered
wewandered
yewandered
theywandered

Imperative

thouwander
yewander

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.