irregular verb building, rule IV (y/ie - replacement)
Verb-irregularities, overview
| Conjugation: | Rule IV: y, ie (verb with y/ie-replacement) |
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| Application: |
- the verb ends on "y"
- the preceding character is not a vocal
- in "Indicative, Present, Singular III", "Indicative, Past", and "Past Participle" the "y" becomes an "ie"
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| Example verb: | regular verb to fry |
Indicative (simple forms)
| Present | Past | Future I |
| I fry | I fried | I will fry |
| you fry | you fried | you will fry |
| he fries | he fried | he will fry |
| we fry | we fried | we will fry |
| you fry | you fried | you will fry |
| they fry | they fried | they will fry |
| Present Perfect | Past Perfect | Future II |
| I have fried | I had fried | I will have fried |
| you have fried | you had fried | you will have fried |
| he has fried | he had fried | he will have fried |
| we have fried | we had fried | we will have fried |
| you have fried | you had fried | you will have fried |
| they have fried | they had fried | they will have fried |
Indicative (continuous forms)
| Present | Past | Future I |
| I am frying | I was frying | I will be frying |
| you are frying | you were frying | you will be frying |
| he is frying | he was frying | he will be frying |
| we are frying | we were frying | we will be frying |
| you are frying | you were frying | you will be frying |
| they are frying | they were frying | they will be frying |
| Present Perfect | Past Perfect | Future II |
| I have been frying | I had been frying | I will have been frying |
| you have been frying | you had been frying | you will have been frying |
| he has been frying | he had been frying | he will have been frying |
| we have been frying | we had been frying | we will have been frying |
| you have been frying | you had been frying | you will have been frying |
| they have been frying | they had been frying | they will have been frying |
Conditional (simple forms)
| Conditional I | Conditional II | |
| I would fry | I would have fried |
| you would fry | you would have fried |
| he would fry | he would have fried |
| we would fry | we would have fried |
| you would fry | you would have fried |
| they would fry | they would have fried |
Conditional (continuous forms)
| Conditional I | Conditional II | |
| I would be frying | I would have been frying |
| you would be frying | you would have been frying |
| he would be frying | he would have been frying |
| we would be frying | we would have been frying |
| you would be frying | you would have been frying |
| they would be frying | they would have been frying |
Imperative
fry
Participle
| Present / Gerund | Past | |
| frying | fried |