zap – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of zap

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to zap
Participle: zapped
Gerund: zapping

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Izap
thouzapp(e)st
he;she;itzapeth; zaps
wezap
yezap
theyzap

Preterit (Past)

Izapped
thouzapped(e)st
he;she;itzapped
wezapped
yezapped
theyzapped

Subjunctive

Present

Izap
thouzap
he;she;itzap
wezap
yezap
theyzap

Preterit (Past)

Izapped
thouzapped(e)st
he;she;itzapped
wezapped
yezapped
theyzapped

Imperative

thouzap
yezap

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.