Verbs
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"
Installation
gem install verbs
Options
This library takes a rather strict view of English verb conjugation.
:tense
One of :past
, :present
, or :future
. Defaults to :present
.
:person
One of :first
, :second
, or :third
. Defaults to :third
.
:plurality
Either :singular
or :plural
. Defaults to :singular
.
:aspect
One of :habitual
, :perfect
, :perfective
, :progressive
, or
:prospective
. Defaults to :habitual
(:perfective
for past tense).
See below for a guide to verb aspect.
:mood
One of :indicative
, :imperative
, or :subjunctive
. Defaults to
:indicative
.
:subject
Set this to a string to prepend the conjugated verb with it. When set to true
, a standard personal pronoun will be used.
:diathesis
One of :active
or :passive
. Defaults to :active
.
Tense/aspect quick reference
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 |
Acknowledgements
- Lingua::Conjugate
- Pat Byrd and Tom McKlin
- Rick Harrison
- Anatoli Makarevich for #6
- Nikita Kamaev for #35
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2012 Andy Rossmeissl. See LICENSE for details.