slap – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of slap

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to slap bellies
Participle: slapped bellies
Gerund: slapping bellies

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Islap bellies
youslap bellies
he;she;itslaps bellies
weslap bellies
youslap bellies
theyslap bellies

Perfect

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

Past

Islapped bellies
youslapped bellies
he;she;itslapped bellies
weslapped bellies
youslapped bellies
theyslapped bellies

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Islap bellies
youslap bellies
he;she;itslap bellies
weslap bellies
youslap bellies
theyslap bellies

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Islapped bellies
youslapped bellies
he;she;itslapped bellies
weslapped bellies
youslapped bellies
theyslapped bellies

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youslap bellies
weLet's slap bellies
youslap bellies

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)