date – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of date

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to date
Participle: dated
Gerund: dating

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Idate
thoudate(e)st
he;she;itdateth; dates
wedate
yedate
theydate

Preterit (Past)

Idated
thoudated(e)st
he;she;itdated
wedated
yedated
theydated

Subjunctive

Present

Idate
thoudate
he;she;itdate
wedate
yedate
theydate

Preterit (Past)

Idated
thoudated(e)st
he;she;itdated
wedated
yedated
theydated

Imperative

thoudate
yedate

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.