flap – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of flap

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to flap
Participle: flapped
Gerund: flapping

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iflap
thouflapp(e)st
he;she;itflapeth; flaps
weflap
yeflap
theyflap

Preterit (Past)

Iflapped
thouflapped(e)st
he;she;itflapped
weflapped
yeflapped
theyflapped

Subjunctive

Present

Iflap
thouflap
he;she;itflap
weflap
yeflap
theyflap

Preterit (Past)

Iflapped
thouflapped(e)st
he;she;itflapped
weflapped
yeflapped
theyflapped

Imperative

thouflap
yeflap

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.