chop – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of chop

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to chop down sth
Participle: chopped down sth
Gerund: chopping down sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ichop down sth
youchop down sth
he;she;itchops down sth
wechop down sth
youchop down sth
theychop down sth

Perfect

Ihave chopped down sth
youhave chopped down sth
he;she;ithas chopped down sth
wehave chopped down sth
youhave chopped down sth
theyhave chopped down sth

Past

Ichopped down sth
youchopped down sth
he;she;itchopped down sth
wechopped down sth
youchopped down sth
theychopped down sth

Pluperfect

Ihad chopped down sth
youhad chopped down sth
he;she;ithad chopped down sth
wehad chopped down sth
youhad chopped down sth
theyhad chopped down sth

Future

Iwill chop down sth
youwill chop down sth
he;she;itwill chop down sth
wewill chop down sth
youwill chop down sth
theywill chop down sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have chopped down sth
youwill have chopped down sth
he;she;itwill have chopped down sth
wewill have chopped down sth
youwill have chopped down sth
theywill have chopped down sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ichop down sth
youchop down sth
he;she;itchop down sth
wechop down sth
youchop down sth
theychop down sth

Perfect

Ihave chopped down sth
youhave chopped down sth
he;she;ithave chopped down sth
wehave chopped down sth
youhave chopped down sth
theyhave chopped down sth

Imperfect

Ichopped down sth
youchopped down sth
he;she;itchopped down sth
wechopped down sth
youchopped down sth
theychopped down sth

Pluperfect

Ihad chopped down sth
youhad chopped down sth
he;she;ithad chopped down sth
wehad chopped down sth
youhad chopped down sth
theyhad chopped down sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould chop down sth
youwould chop down sth
he;she;itwould chop down sth
wewould chop down sth
youwould chop down sth
theywould chop down sth

Perfect

Iwould have chopped down sth
youwould have chopped down sth
he;she;itwould have chopped down sth
wewould have chopped down sth
youwould have chopped down sth
theywould have chopped down sth

Imperative

youchop down sth
weLet's chop down sth
youchop down sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam chopping down sth
youare chopping down sth
he;she;itis chopping down sth
weare chopping down sth
youare chopping down sth
theyare chopping down sth

Perfect

Ihave been chopping down sth
youhave been chopping down sth
he;she;ithas been chopping down sth
wehave been chopping down sth
youhave been chopping down sth
theyhave been chopping down sth

Past

Iwas chopping down sth
youwere chopping down sth
he;she;itwas chopping down sth
wewere chopping down sth
youwere chopping down sth
theywere chopping down sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been chopping down sth
youhad been chopping down sth
he;she;ithad been chopping down sth
wehad been chopping down sth
youhad been chopping down sth
theyhad been chopping down sth

Future

Iwill be chopping down sth
youwill be chopping down sth
he;she;itwill be chopping down sth
wewill be chopping down sth
youwill be chopping down sth
theywill be chopping down sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been chopping down sth
youwill have been chopping down sth
he;she;itwill have been chopping down sth
wewill have been chopping down sth
youwill have been chopping down sth
theywill have been chopping down sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be chopping down sth
youwould be chopping down sth
he;she;itwould be chopping down sth
wewould be chopping down sth
youwould be chopping down sth
theywould be chopping down sth

Perfect

Iwould have been chopping down sth
youwould have been chopping down sth
he;she;itwould have been chopping down sth
wewould have been chopping down sth
youwould have been chopping down sth
theywould have been chopping down sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'chop'

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 'chop'

chap, chip, chomp, chope, chops, chow, clop, coop, cop, crop,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to exchange goods or services without involving money
barter, dicker, exchange, swap, swop
cut
hack, fell, whack, hew, axe, saw, rend

Additional Information

Etymology

1. "to cut," 1362, perhaps from O.Fr. (Picard) choper, from O.Fr. coper "to cut off," from V.L. *cuppare "to decapitate," infl. by couper "to strike." Meaning "slice of meat" is c.1640; hence, chop-house (1690). Chopper, slang for "helicopter," dates from 1951, Korean War military slang. Meaning "stripped-down modified motorcycle" is from 1965.
2. From Middle English choppen, chappen (“to chop”), of uncertain origin, possibly onomatopoeic (cf. Swedish tjoff), or a variant of chap (“to become cracked”).
3. Cognate with Scots chap (“to chop”). Compare also Saterland Frisian kappe, kapje (“to hack; chop; lop off”), Dutch kappen (“to chop, cut, hew”), German Low German kappen (“to cut off; clip”), German kappen (“to cut; clip”), German dialectal chapfen, kchapfen (“to chop into small pieces”), Albanian copë (“piece, chunk”), Old English *ċippian (in forċippian (“to cut off”)). Perhaps related to chip.
4. Compare French couper (“to chop”), Ancient Greek κόπτω (kóptō, “to strike, cut”), Swedish and Norwegian kapa, kappa, kabba (“to chop/cut (off)”). See: Middle English 'choppen', Frisian, Saterlandic 'kappe', Dutch 'kappen', German, old spelling 'kappen'.

Verbs referencing "chop"

English chump, Dutch tjappen.

Sample Sentences

  • “ No ! ” said Tom, firmly. “ No ! good never comes of wickedness. I'd sooner chop my right hand off ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)