reveal – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of reveal

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to reveal
Participle: revealed
Gerund: revealing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: re*veal"

Indicative

Present

Ireveal
thoureveal(e)st
he;she;itrevealeth; reveals
wereveal
yereveal
theyreveal

Preterit (Past)

Irevealed
thourevealed(e)st
he;she;itrevealed
werevealed
yerevealed
theyrevealed

Subjunctive

Present

Ireveal
thoureveal
he;she;itreveal
wereveal
yereveal
theyreveal

Preterit (Past)

Irevealed
thourevealed(e)st
he;she;itrevealed
werevealed
yerevealed
theyrevealed

Imperative

thoureveal
yereveal

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.