treasure – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of treasure

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to treasure
Participle: treasured
Gerund: treasuring

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: treas"ure

Indicative

Present

Itreasure
thoutreasure(e)st
he;she;ittreasureth; treasures
wetreasure
yetreasure
theytreasure

Preterit (Past)

Itreasured
thoutreasured(e)st
he;she;ittreasured
wetreasured
yetreasured
theytreasured

Subjunctive

Present

Itreasure
thoutreasure
he;she;ittreasure
wetreasure
yetreasure
theytreasure

Preterit (Past)

Itreasured
thoutreasured(e)st
he;she;ittreasured
wetreasured
yetreasured
theytreasured

Imperative

thoutreasure
yetreasure

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.