decern – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of decern

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to decern
Participle: decerned
Gerund: decerning

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: de*cern"

Indicative

Present

Idecern
thoudecern(e)st
he;she;itdecerneth; decerns
wedecern
yedecern
theydecern

Preterit (Past)

Idecerned
thoudecerned(e)st
he;she;itdecerned
wedecerned
yedecerned
theydecerned

Subjunctive

Present

Idecern
thoudecern
he;she;itdecern
wedecern
yedecern
theydecern

Preterit (Past)

Idecerned
thoudecerned(e)st
he;she;itdecerned
wedecerned
yedecerned
theydecerned

Imperative

thoudecern
yedecern

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.