dread – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of dread

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to dread
Participle: dreaded
Gerund: dreading

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Idread
thoudread(e)st
he;she;itdreadeth; dreads
wedread
yedread
theydread

Preterit (Past)

Idreaded
thoudreaded(e)st
he;she;itdreaded
wedreaded
yedreaded
theydreaded

Subjunctive

Present

Idread
thoudread
he;she;itdread
wedread
yedread
theydread

Preterit (Past)

Idreaded
thoudreaded(e)st
he;she;itdreaded
wedreaded
yedreaded
theydreaded

Imperative

thoudread
yedread

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.