oracle – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of oracle

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to oracle
Participle: oracled
Gerund: oracling

Transitiviness: intransitive
Hyphenation: or"a*cle

Indicative

Present

Ioracle
thouoracle(e)st
he;she;itoracleth; oracles
weoracle
yeoracle
theyoracle

Preterit (Past)

Ioracled
thouoracled(e)st
he;she;itoracled
weoracled
yeoracled
theyoracled

Subjunctive

Present

Ioracle
thouoracle
he;she;itoracle
weoracle
yeoracle
theyoracle

Preterit (Past)

Ioracled
thouoracled(e)st
he;she;itoracled
weoracled
yeoracled
theyoracled

Imperative

thouoracle
yeoracle

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.