prevail – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of prevail

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to prevail
Participle: prevailed
Gerund: prevailing

Transitiviness: intransitive
Hyphenation: pre*vail"

Indicative

Present

Iprevail
thouprevail(e)st
he;she;itprevaileth; prevails
weprevail
yeprevail
theyprevail

Preterit (Past)

Iprevailed
thouprevailed(e)st
he;she;itprevailed
weprevailed
yeprevailed
theyprevailed

Subjunctive

Present

Iprevail
thouprevail
he;she;itprevail
weprevail
yeprevail
theyprevail

Preterit (Past)

Iprevailed
thouprevailed(e)st
he;she;itprevailed
weprevailed
yeprevailed
theyprevailed

Imperative

thouprevail
yeprevail

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.