Conjugates most common english verbs for all persons, tenses, standard aspects, and modern moods (with active diathesis). Standard and exceptional spelling rules are obeyed.
Verbs::Conjugator.conjugate :be, :tense => :past, :person => :second, :plurality => :singular, :aspect => :perfective
# => :were
'be nice'.verb.conjugate :subject => 'Matz'
# => "Matz is nice"
:sleep.verb.conjugate :tense => :future, :person => :first, :plurality => :singular, :aspect => :progressive, :subject => true
# => :"I will be sleeping"gem install verbsThis library takes a rather strict view of English verb conjugation.
One of :past, :present, or :future. Defaults to :present.
One of :first, :second, or :third. Defaults to :third.
Either :singular or :plural. Defaults to :singular.
One of :habitual, :perfect, :perfective, :progressive, or
:prospective. Defaults to :habitual (:perfective for past tense).
See below for a guide to verb aspect.
One of :indicative, :imperative, or :subjunctive. Defaults to
:indicative.
Set this to a string to prepend the conjugated verb with it. When set to true, a standard personal pronoun will be used.
One of :active or :passive. Defaults to :active.
| EXAMPLE | TENSE | ASPECT |
|---|---|---|
| I used to accept | past | habitual |
| I had accepted | past | perfect |
| I accepted | past | perfective |
| I was accepting | past | progressive |
| I was about to accept | past | prospective |
| I accept | present | habitual |
| I have accepted | present | perfect |
| I am having accepted | present | perfective |
| I am accepting | present | progressive |
| I am about to accept | present | prospective |
| I will accept | future | habitual |
| I will have accepted | future | perfect |
- Lingua::Conjugate
- Pat Byrd and Tom McKlin
- Rick Harrison
- Anatoli Makarevich for #6
- Nikita Kamaev for #35
Copyright (c) 2012 Andy Rossmeissl. See LICENSE for details.