cure – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of cure

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to cure
Participle: cured
Gerund: curing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Icure
thoucure(e)st
he;she;itcureth; cures
wecure
yecure
theycure

Preterit (Past)

Icured
thoucured(e)st
he;she;itcured
wecured
yecured
theycured

Subjunctive

Present

Icure
thoucure
he;she;itcure
wecure
yecure
theycure

Preterit (Past)

Icured
thoucured(e)st
he;she;itcured
wecured
yecured
theycured

Imperative

thoucure
yecure

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.