claps – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of claps

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to claps
Participle: clapsed
Gerund: clapsing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Iclaps
thouclapsest
he;she;itclapseth; clapses
weclaps
yeclaps
theyclaps

Preterit (Past)

Iclapsed
thouclapsed(e)st
he;she;itclapsed
weclapsed
yeclapsed
theyclapsed

Subjunctive

Present

Iclaps
thouclaps
he;she;itclaps
weclaps
yeclaps
theyclaps

Preterit (Past)

Iclapsed
thouclapsed(e)st
he;she;itclapsed
weclapsed
yeclapsed
theyclapsed

Imperative

thouclaps
yeclaps

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.