survey – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of survey

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to survey
Participle: surveied
Gerund: surveying

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: sur*vey"

Indicative

Present

Isurvey
thousurvey(e)st
he;she;itsurveieth; surveies
wesurvey
yesurvey
theysurvey

Preterit (Past)

Isurveied
thousurveied(e)st
he;she;itsurveied
wesurveied
yesurveied
theysurveied

Subjunctive

Present

Isurvey
thousurvey
he;she;itsurvey
wesurvey
yesurvey
theysurvey

Preterit (Past)

Isurveied
thousurveied(e)st
he;she;itsurveied
wesurveied
yesurveied
theysurveied

Imperative

thousurvey
yesurvey

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.