dictate – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of dictate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to dictate
Participle: dictated
Gerund: dictating

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: dic"tate

Indicative

Present

Idictate
thoudictate(e)st
he;she;itdictateth; dictates
wedictate
yedictate
theydictate

Preterit (Past)

Idictated
thoudictated(e)st
he;she;itdictated
wedictated
yedictated
theydictated

Subjunctive

Present

Idictate
thoudictate
he;she;itdictate
wedictate
yedictate
theydictate

Preterit (Past)

Idictated
thoudictated(e)st
he;she;itdictated
wedictated
yedictated
theydictated

Imperative

thoudictate
yedictate

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.