slap – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of slap

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to slap
Participle: slapped
Gerund: slapping

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Islap
youslap
he;she;itslaps
weslap
youslap
theyslap

Perfect

Ihave slapped
youhave slapped
he;she;ithas slapped
wehave slapped
youhave slapped
theyhave slapped

Past

Islapped
youslapped
he;she;itslapped
weslapped
youslapped
theyslapped

Pluperfect

Ihad slapped
youhad slapped
he;she;ithad slapped
wehad slapped
youhad slapped
theyhad slapped

Future

Iwill slap
youwill slap
he;she;itwill slap
wewill slap
youwill slap
theywill slap

Future Perfect

Iwill have slapped
youwill have slapped
he;she;itwill have slapped
wewill have slapped
youwill have slapped
theywill have slapped

Subjunctive

Present

Islap
youslap
he;she;itslap
weslap
youslap
theyslap

Perfect

Ihave slapped
youhave slapped
he;she;ithave slapped
wehave slapped
youhave slapped
theyhave slapped

Imperfect

Islapped
youslapped
he;she;itslapped
weslapped
youslapped
theyslapped

Pluperfect

Ihad slapped
youhad slapped
he;she;ithad slapped
wehad slapped
youhad slapped
theyhad slapped

Conditional

Present

Iwould slap
youwould slap
he;she;itwould slap
wewould slap
youwould slap
theywould slap

Perfect

Iwould have slapped
youwould have slapped
he;she;itwould have slapped
wewould have slapped
youwould have slapped
theywould have slapped

Imperative

youslap
weLet's slap
youslap

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam slapping
youare slapping
he;she;itis slapping
weare slapping
youare slapping
theyare slapping

Perfect

Ihave been slapping
youhave been slapping
he;she;ithas been slapping
wehave been slapping
youhave been slapping
theyhave been slapping

Past

Iwas slapping
youwere slapping
he;she;itwas slapping
wewere slapping
youwere slapping
theywere slapping

Pluperfect

Ihad been slapping
youhad been slapping
he;she;ithad been slapping
wehad been slapping
youhad been slapping
theyhad been slapping

Future

Iwill be slapping
youwill be slapping
he;she;itwill be slapping
wewill be slapping
youwill be slapping
theywill be slapping

Future Perfect

Iwill have been slapping
youwill have been slapping
he;she;itwill have been slapping
wewill have been slapping
youwill have been slapping
theywill have been slapping

Conditional

Present

Iwould be slapping
youwould be slapping
he;she;itwould be slapping
wewould be slapping
youwould be slapping
theywould be slapping

Perfect

Iwould have been slapping
youwould have been slapping
he;she;itwould have been slapping
wewould have been slapping
youwould have been slapping
theywould have been slapping

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'slap'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'slap'

clap, flap, klap, lap, plap, sap, slab, slag, slam, slat,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to administer a physical blow
bang, baste, batter, beat, belabor, blow, boom-boom, buffet, butt, dab, dash, dowse, fetch one a blow, flap, give toco, hammer, hit, kick, knock, lunge, pat, patter, pelt, pink, poke, pound, pummel, punch, rap, slam, strike, swap, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, whack, whip, yerk

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English slappen, of uncertain origin, possibly imitative. Compare Low German Slappe (“slap”), whence also German Schlappe (“defeat”). Compare also Italian sleppa (“slap”).

Verbs referencing "slap"

Russian шлёпать.

Sample Sentences

  • “ You know, Miss Feely, I 've got such a bad temper; it's very bad of me. I was trying on Miss Marie's dress, and she slapped my face; and I spoke out before I thought, and was saucy; and she said that she'd bring me down, and have me know, once for all, that I wasn't going to be so topping as I had been; and she wrote [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Hulloa, Alf ! what brings you here ? ” said a young exquisite, slapping the shoulder of a sprucely-dressed young man, who was examining Adolph through an eye-glass. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Stop me if you can! You wretch ! - Huh ? - Oh no ! He slapped him. (Geethanjali Malli Vachindi)