thread – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of thread

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to thread
Participle: threaded
Gerund: threading

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ithread
thouthread(e)st
he;she;itthreadeth; threads
wethread
yethread
theythread

Preterit (Past)

Ithreaded
thouthreaded(e)st
he;she;itthreaded
wethreaded
yethreaded
theythreaded

Subjunctive

Present

Ithread
thouthread
he;she;itthread
wethread
yethread
theythread

Preterit (Past)

Ithreaded
thouthreaded(e)st
he;she;itthreaded
wethreaded
yethreaded
theythreaded

Imperative

thouthread
yethread

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.