Template talk:En-infl-verb

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[edit] Template name

Note: this template is temporarily called "en-infl-verb". If approved it will replace all English verb inflection templates: Template:Top3

  • en-verb
  • en-verb2
  • en-infl-reg-vowel-e

Template:Mid3

  • en-infl-reg-ie
  • en-infl-reg-other-e
  • en-infl-reg-sibilant

Template:Mid3

  • en-infl-reg-consonant-y
  • en-infl-reg-consonant
  • en-infl-irreg

Template:Bottom

The usage notes below are written in anticipation of this template being moved to "en-verb".

[edit] Usage

  • Many verbs form their plurals by adding -s, their past by adding -ed, and their present participle by adding -ing. For such verbs, no parameters are necessary:
    ===Verb===
    {{en-verb}}
  • Many verbs add -es for the present third-person singular form. Specify that:
    {{en-verb|buzz|es}}
    {{en-verb|hiss|es}}
    {{en-verb|perplex|es}}
    {{en-verb|scratch|es}}
    {{en-verb|slosh|es}}
  • For verbs ending in -ee, -ie, or -ye, specify to add only -d for the past tense:
    {{en-verb|dye|d}}
    {{en-verb|free|d}}
    {{en-verb|hoe|d}}
  • For verbs that add, drop, or replace final letters in the stem, specify the stem change:
    {{en-verb|admir|ing}} (dropped the -e)
    {{en-verb|bus|s|es}} (added an s)
    {{en-verb|cr|i|ed}} (changed the -y to -i)
    {{en-verb|t|y|ing}} (changed the -ie to -y)
    {{en-verb|trek|k|ed}} (added a k)

[edit] Irregular verbs

  • For strong verbs, specify the third-person present singular, the present participle, the simple past tense, and optionally the past participle:
    {{en-verb|sets|setting|set}}
    {{en-verb|does|doing|did|done}}
  • Some verbs are defective or have multiple forms for some inflections. Show missing or additional forms or notes for any inflection. (Use inf for the infinitive notes, if necessary.):
    {{en-verb| inf= - | can | - | could | - }}
    {{en-verb| works | working | '''[[worked]]''' or, obsolete, '''[[wrought]]'''}}
    {{en-verb| inf='''to [[have]] [[cake]]''' | '''[[has cake]]''' or, archaic, '''[[hath cake]]''' | having cake | had cake }}
    {{en-verb| ills | '''[[illing]]''' or '''[[illin']]''' | illed }}

[edit] Temporary legacy support

  • Some verbs were written with a different order for the present participle and past past tense arguments. This template temporarily supports such order only if the first argument is the page name:
    {{en-verb|introduce|introduces|introduced|introducing}}

[edit] View as table or inline

Each person can choose to see this template as a table or inline by configuring Special:Mypage/monobook.css.

Reflecting the majority of entries, the default display style is inline. To show the table format, add the following to Special:Mypage/monobook.css:

.infl-inline {display:none}
.infl-table {display:inline}

Note: This template is being discussed for approval. If both forms display, refresh your browser cache (Mozilla/Firefox/Safari: hold down Shift while clicking Reload, or press Ctrl-Shift-R (Cmd-Shift-R on Apple Mac); IE: hold Ctrl while clicking Refresh, or press Ctrl-F5; Konqueror: click the Reload button or press F5; Opera users may need to completely clear their cache in Tools→Preferences). A goal on WT:GP is to simplify monobook customization. Until then, use the above code to see inflections in tables.

[edit] Tests

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