to dip — English conjugation

Frequency#1727Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Idip
youdip
he/she/itdips
wedip
you (pl.)dip
theydip

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Idipped
youdipped
he/she/itdipped
wedipped
you (pl.)dipped
theydipped

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam dipping
youare dipping
he/she/itis dipping
weare dipping
you (pl.)are dipping
theyare dipping

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas dipping
youwere dipping
he/she/itwas dipping
wewere dipping
you (pl.)were dipping
theywere dipping

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave dipped
youhave dipped
he/she/ithas dipped
wehave dipped
you (pl.)have dipped
theyhave dipped

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad dipped
youhad dipped
he/she/ithad dipped
wehad dipped
you (pl.)had dipped
theyhad dipped

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill dip
youwill dip
he/she/itwill dip
wewill dip
you (pl.)will dip
theywill dip

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be dipping
youwill be dipping
he/she/itwill be dipping
wewill be dipping
you (pl.)will be dipping
theywill be dipping

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have dipped
youwill have dipped
he/she/itwill have dipped
wewill have dipped
you (pl.)will have dipped
theywill have dipped

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould dip
youwould dip
he/she/itwould dip
wewould dip
you (pl.)would dip
theywould dip