WP_CLI\Utils
past_tense_verb()
Returns past tense of verb, with limited accuracy. Only regular verbs catered for, apart from "reset".
No Hooks.
Return
String
.
Usage
past_tense_verb( $verb );
- $verb(string) (required)
- Verb to return past tense of.
past_tense_verb() past tense verb code WP-CLI 2.8.0-alpha
function past_tense_verb( $verb ) { static $irregular = [ 'reset' => 'reset', ]; if ( isset( $irregular[ $verb ] ) ) { return $irregular[ $verb ]; } $last = substr( $verb, -1 ); if ( 'e' === $last ) { $verb = substr( $verb, 0, -1 ); } elseif ( 'y' === $last && ! preg_match( '/[aeiou]y$/', $verb ) ) { $verb = substr( $verb, 0, -1 ) . 'i'; } elseif ( preg_match( '/^[^aeiou]*[aeiou][^aeiouhwxy]$/', $verb ) ) { // Rule of thumb that most (all?) one-voweled regular verbs ending in vowel + consonant (excluding "h", "w", "x", "y") double their final consonant - misses many cases (eg "submit"). $verb .= $last; } return $verb . 'ed'; }