plunge – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of plunge

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to plunge
Participle: plunged
Gerund: plunging

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iplunge
thouplunge(e)st
he;she;itplungeth; plunges
weplunge
yeplunge
theyplunge

Preterit (Past)

Iplunged
thouplunged(e)st
he;she;itplunged
weplunged
yeplunged
theyplunged

Subjunctive

Present

Iplunge
thouplunge
he;she;itplunge
weplunge
yeplunge
theyplunge

Preterit (Past)

Iplunged
thouplunged(e)st
he;she;itplunged
weplunged
yeplunged
theyplunged

Imperative

thouplunge
yeplunge

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.