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Conjugation verb trip

Model : stop

Auxiliary : have , be

Other forms: trip oneself / not trip

Contractions

• he/she/it trips
• you tripped
• he/she/it tripped
• they tripped

Present continuous

• I am tripping
• you are tripping
• he/she/it is tripping
• we are tripping
• they are tripping

Present perfect

• I have tripped
• you have tripped
• he/she/it has tripped
• we have tripped
• they have tripped
• I will trip
• you will trip
• he/she/it will trip
• we will trip
• they will trip

Future perfect

• I will have tripped
• you will have tripped
• he/she/it will have tripped
• we will have tripped
• they will have tripped

Past continous

• I was tripping
• you were tripping
• he/she/it was tripping
• we were tripping
• they were tripping

Past perfect

• I had tripped
• you had tripped
• he/she/it had tripped
• we had tripped
• they had tripped

Future continuous

• I will be tripping
• you will be tripping
• he/she/it will be tripping
• we will be tripping
• they will be tripping

Present perfect continuous

• I have been tripping
• you have been tripping
• he/she/it has been tripping
• we have been tripping
• they have been tripping

Past perfect continuous

• I had been tripping
• you had been tripping
• he/she/it had been tripping
• we had been tripping
• they had been tripping

Future perfect continuous

• I will have been tripping
• you will have been tripping
• he/she/it will have been tripping
• we will have been tripping
• they will have been tripping

Perfect participle

• having tripped

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Conjugation

Simple tense.

Present Simple

• he, she trips

Past Simple

• you tripped
• he, she tripped
• they tripped

Future Simple

• I will trip
• you will trip
• he, she will trip
• we will trip
• they will trip

Continuous Tense

Present Simple Continuous

• I am tripping
• you are tripping
• he, she is tripping
• we are tripping
• they are tripping

Past Simple Continuous

• I was tripping
• you were tripping
• he, she was tripping
• we were tripping
• they were tripping

Future Simple Continuous

• I will be tripping
• you will be tripping
• he, she will be tripping
• we will be tripping
• they will be tripping

Perfect Tense

Present Perfect

• I have tripped
• you have tripped
• he, she has tripped
• we have tripped
• they have tripped

Past Perfect

• I had tripped
• you had tripped
• he, she had tripped
• we had tripped
• they had tripped

Future Perfect

• I will have tripped
• you will have tripped
• he, she will have tripped
• we will have tripped
• they will have tripped

Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous

• I have been tripping
• you have been tripping
• he, she has been tripping
• we have been tripping
• they have been tripping

Past Perfect Continuous

• I had been tripping
• you had been tripping
• he, she had been tripping
• we had been tripping
• they had been tripping

Future Perfect Continuous

• I will have been tripping
• you will have been tripping
• he, she will have been tripping
• we will have been tripping
• they will have been tripping

Conditional

• I would trip
• you would trip
• he, she would trip
• we would trip
• they would trip
• I would have tripped
• you would have tripped
• he, she would have tripped
• we would have tripped
• they would have tripped

Present Continuous

• I would be tripping
• you would be tripping
• he, she would be tripping
• we would be tripping
• they would be tripping

Perfect Continuous

• I would have been tripping
• you would have been tripping
• he, she would have been tripping
• we would have been tripping
• they would have been tripping
• we Let's trip

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Trip Past Tense: Verb Forms, Conjugate TRIP

The past tense of trip is tripped

The Forms of Trip

Conjugate trip, trip in present simple (indefinite) tense, trip in present continuous (progressive) tense, trip in present perfect tense, trip in present perfect continuous tense, trip in past simple (indefinite) tense, trip in past continuous (progressive) tense, trip in past perfect tense, trip in past perfect continuous tense, trip in future simple (indefinite) tense, trip in future continuous (progressive) tense, trip in future perfect tense, trip in future perfect continuous tense, leave a comment cancel reply.

Past tense of trip

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Definition of trip verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

• She tripped and fell.
• trip over/on something Someone will trip over that cable.
• I tripped over my own feet and fell down the stairs.
• (figurative) I was tripping over my words in my excitement to tell them the news.
• (figurative) Lawyers were tripping over each other (= competing with each other in a hurried way) to get a piece of the action.
• trip over/up Be careful you don't trip up on the step.
• She tripped on the loose stones.
• One of the boys tripped over and crashed into a tree.
• accidentally
• trip and fall

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Conjugation of the regular verb [trip]

Conjugation is the creation of derived forms of a verb from its principal parts by inflection (alteration of form according to rules of grammar). For instance, the verb "break" can be conjugated to form the words break, breaks, broke, broken and breaking.

The term conjugation is applied only to the inflection of verbs, and not of other parts of speech (inflection of nouns and adjectives is known as declension). Also it is often restricted to denoting the formation of finite forms of a verb – these may be referred to as conjugated forms, as opposed to non-finite forms, such as the infinitive or gerund, which tend not to be marked for most of the grammatical categories.

Conjugation is also the traditional name for a group of verbs that share a similar conjugation pattern in a particular language (a verb class). A verb that does not follow all of the standard conjugation patterns of the language is said to be an irregular verb .

Present Continuous

Past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, conditional of the regular verb [trip].

Causality (also referred to as causation or cause and effect ) is influence by which one event, process, state or object (a cause) contributes to the production of another event, process, state or object (an effect) where the cause is partly responsible for the effect, and the effect is partly dependent on the cause. In general, a process has many causes, which are also said to be causal factors for it, and all lie in its past. An effect can in turn be a cause of, or causal factor for, many other effects, which all lie in its future.

The conditional mood (abbreviated cond) is a grammatical mood used in conditional sentences to express a proposition whose validity is dependent on some condition, possibly counterfactual.

English does not have an inflective (morphological) conditional mood, except in as much as the modal verbs could, might, should and would may in some contexts be regarded as conditional forms of can, may, shall and will respectively. What is called the English conditional mood (or just the conditional) is formed periphrastically using the modal verb would in combination with the bare infinitive of the following verb. (Occasionally should is used in place of would with a first person subject – see shall and will. Also the aforementioned modal verbs could, might and should may replace would in order to express appropriate modality in addition to conditionality.)

Conditional present -->

Conditional present progressive -->, conditional perfect -->, conditional perfect progressive -->, subjunktiv of the regular verb [trip].

The subjunctive is a grammatical mood, a feature of the utterance that indicates the speaker's attitude toward it. Subjunctive forms of verbs are typically used to express various states of unreality such as: wish, emotion, possibility, judgement, opinion, obligation, or action that has not yet occurred; the precise situations in which they are used vary from language to language. The subjunctive is one of the irrealis moods, which refer to what is not necessarily real. It is often contrasted with the indicative, a realis mood which is used principally to indicate that something is a statement of fact.

Subjunctives occur most often, although not exclusively, in subordinate clauses, particularly that-clauses. Examples of the subjunctive in English are found in the sentences "I suggest that you be careful" and "It is important that she stay by your side."

The subjunctive mood in English is a clause type used in some contexts which describe non-actual possibilities, e.g. "It's crucial that you be here" and "It's crucial that he arrive early." In English, the subjunctive is syntactic rather than inflectional, since there is no specifically subjunctive verb form. Rather, subjunctive clauses recruit the bare form of the verb which is also used in a variety of other constructions.

Present subjunctive -->

Past subjunctive -->, past perfect subjunctive -->, imperativ of the regular verb [trip].

The imperative mood is a grammatical mood that forms a command or request.

An example of a verb used in the imperative mood is the English phrase "Go." Such imperatives imply a second-person subject (you), but some other languages also have first- and third-person imperatives, with the meaning of "let's (do something)" or "let them (do something)" (the forms may alternatively be called cohortative and jussive).

Imperativ -->

Participle of the regular verb [trip].

​The past participle is one of the most important parts of English grammar. It’s used to express perfect tenses and to form the passive voice. It’s also a useful tool for writing sentences that describe actions that started in the past and are still happening today. The past participles of irregular verbs don’t follow a specific pattern and can have numerous endings.

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“Master the Past Tense of ‘Trip’: Examples & Practice” (53 characters)

Hey there! Have you ever wondered what the past tense of “trip” is? Well, you’re in luck because in this article, I’ll be diving into the world of verb conjugation and exploring the various ways we can express the past tense of this common word. Whether you’re a grammar enthusiast or just curious about the English language, you’re sure to find this information useful and interesting. So, let’s not waste any more time and get right into it!

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What is the Past Tense of Trip?

As a grammar enthusiast or someone interested in the English language, you may be curious about how verbs are conjugated in different tenses. In this section, I will focus on the past tense of the word “trip.” Let’s explore how we form the past tense and use it in sentences.

To form the past tense of “trip,” we follow a general rule of adding “-ped” to the base form of the verb. Therefore, the past tense of “trip” is “tripped.” Here are some examples to illustrate this:

In the past tense, we use “tripped” when we want to describe a past action or event involving a trip. Let’s see how we can use it in a sentence:

• Yesterday, I tripped on a rock and fell.
• She tripped over the wire and dropped her book.
• We tripped while hiking in the mountains.

It’s important to note that the past tense of “trip” can also be used as a past participle. The past participle is used to form the present perfect tense and the past perfect tense. Let’s take a look:

• Present Perfect Tense: I have tripped on that step many times.
• Past Perfect Tense: They had tripped before they reached the finish line.

Understanding the past tense of “trip” allows us to accurately communicate past actions and events. By following the simple rule of adding “-ped” to the base form, we can easily conjugate the verb and create meaningful sentences.

So, now that we have explored the past tense of “trip” and how to use it in sentences, let’s move on to the next section where we’ll delve into some common irregular verbs.

Past Simple Tense of Trip – Example Sentences

In the previous section, I explained how to form the past tense of the word “trip” by adding “-ped” to the base form of the verb. Now, let’s explore some example sentences using the past simple tense of “trip” to give you a better understanding of how it’s used in context.

• I tripped on the curb and fell down.
• She tripped over her shoelaces and landed on the ground.
• He tripped while running and scraped his knee.
• We tripped over a tree root while hiking in the forest.
• They tripped on the stairs and tumbled down.

As you can see from these examples, the past simple tense of “trip” is used to describe a specific action that happened in the past. It gives us information about an event or action that occurred and has since been completed. When using the past simple tense, it’s important to remember that the action is no longer happening; it already took place.

Past Progressive of Trip – Example Sentences

When talking about past actions that were happening over a period of time, we use the past progressive tense. This tense is formed by using “was” or “were” followed by the present participle (-ing) form of the verb. Let’s look at some example sentences to understand how to use the past progressive tense for the word “trip”:

• I was tripping over my own feet while walking in the park.
• She was tripping on the stairs and couldn’t stop laughing.
• They were tripping on the uneven ground and had to be careful.
• He was tripping and falling repeatedly during the marathon.
• We were tripping over the tree roots in the forest.

Using the past progressive tense adds more detail to the action and indicates that it was happening at a specific point in the past. It helps paint a clearer picture of the situation and provides a sense of continuity.

Remember, when using the past progressive tense, use “was” with singular subjects (I, he, she, it) and “were” with plural subjects (you, we, they). Combine this with the present participle (-ing) form of the verb to form the past progressive tense.

By using the past progressive tense, we can describe ongoing actions or events in the past, giving our sentences more depth and vividness. It allows us to convey a sense of motion and activity, making our writing more engaging and dynamic.

Past Perfect of Trip – Example Senteces

When it comes to describing past events that happened before another past event, we use the past perfect tense. This tense helps us establish a clear sequence of events and gives our writing more depth. Let’s take a look at some example sentences using the past perfect tense of the word “trip”:

• I had tripped on the sidewalk because I hadn’t seen the crack.
• She had tripped on her shoelace and fell down the stairs.
• They had tripped over a rock while hiking in the forest.

In these sentences, the “had + tripped” structure indicates that the tripping action occurred before another past event. By using the past perfect tense, we can emphasize the order of events and provide a more detailed understanding of what happened.

It’s important to note that the past perfect tense is formed by using “had” followed by the past participle form of the verb, which is “tripped” in this case. This tense is used to talk about an action that happened at an earlier point in the past.

Here are a few more example sentences to illustrate the usage of the past perfect tense:

• Before I reached the bus stop, I realized that I had tripped and lost my wallet.
• They found out that their flight had tripped been delayed after they had already arrived at the airport.
• By the time the paramedics arrived, the patient had tripped and injured their ankle.

Using the past perfect tense allows us to provide a clear timeline of events in our writing. It adds depth and vividness to our storytelling, giving the reader a better understanding of what happened in the past. So, next time you want to describe a past event that occurred before another past event, remember to use the past perfect tense.

Now that we’ve explored the past perfect tense of the word “trip,” let’s move on to the next section to discover more about the present perfect tense.

Past Perfect Progressive Tense of Trip – Example Sentences

In this section, I’ll provide you with example sentences to demonstrate how to use the past perfect progressive tense of the word “trip” in context. The past perfect progressive tense is used to describe ongoing actions or situations in the past that continued up until another past event. By using the past perfect progressive tense, we can show the duration of an action or the length of time something was happening in the past.

Here are some example sentences to help you understand the usage of the past perfect progressive tense:

• I had been tripping over my own feet all day before I finally learned how to walk properly.
• He had been tripping on the uneven pavement for months, but he never learned to watch his step.
• The tourists had been tripping over each other to get the best view of the famous landmark.
• We had been tripping over our luggage for hours before we finally found our hotel room.

As you can see, the past perfect progressive tense adds depth and vividness to the sentence, allowing us to describe ongoing actions or situations in the past.

By using this tense, we can create a clear timeline of events and enhance storytelling. It helps readers understand the sequence of actions and how they relate to each other in the past.

Moving forward, the next section will explore the present perfect tense of the word “trip”. Stay tuned for more examples and insights on using this tense effectively.

Usage and Examples

Practice sentences.

Here are some practice sentences to help you understand and use the past tense of the word “trip” correctly:

• I tripped and fell while running in the park yesterday.
• She tripped over the dog’s toy and landed on her knees.
• We tripped on a loose step and almost fell down the stairs.
• They tripped over their own feet and tumbled to the ground.
• He tripped on the uneven pavement and scraped his knee.

Conversational Practice

To further enhance your understanding and usage of the past tense of “trip,” try using these conversational examples:

• Friend 1: “Did you have a fun weekend?” Friend 2: “Yes, I tripped and sprained my ankle while hiking!”
• Parent: “How was your day at school?” Child: “It was funny! Sarah tripped and her books went flying!”
• Customer: “What happened to your arm?” Shopkeeper: “Oh, I tripped and broke it while cleaning up the store.”
• Teacher: “Tell me about your vacation.” Student: “I went sightseeing and tripped on a curb. It was embarrassing!”
• Colleague 1: “Did you hear about Brian’s accident?” Colleague 2: “Yes, poor guy tripped on some wires and bumped into a table.”

By practicing with these sentences and engaging in conversational examples, you’ll become more comfortable and familiar with the past tense of the word “trip.” Remember to use it appropriately in the context of past events and situations.

By providing example sentences and conversational practice, this article has aimed to assist readers in understanding and correctly using the past tense of the word “trip”. Through practicing with these sentences, readers can become more comfortable and familiar with incorporating the past tense of “trip” into their conversations when referring to past events and situations.

Mastering the past tense of “trip” is essential for effective communication, as it allows us to accurately convey our experiences and actions in the past. Whether recounting a recent vacation or discussing a past outing, using the correct past tense form of “trip” ensures that our message is clear and concise.

Remember, practice makes perfect. By incorporating the example sentences and conversational practice provided in this article into your daily language usage, you can enhance your fluency and confidence in using the past tense of “trip”. So, go ahead and start incorporating the past tense of “trip” into your conversations, and watch your language skills soar!

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What Is a Past Participle? | Definition & Examples

Published on December 3, 2022 by Eoghan Ryan . Revised on September 25, 2023.

A past participle is a word derived from a verb that can be used as an adjective , to form perfect verb tenses, and to form the passive voice . It is one of two types of participles , along with present participles .

• The past participles of regular verbs are usually formed by adding the suffix “-ed” (e.g., “learn” becomes “ learned ”).
• The past participles of irregular verbs have numerous endings like “-en,” “-n,” “-ne,” and “-t” (e.g., “kneel” becomes “ knelt ”).

The injured cyclist was helped by a passerby.

The train will have left by the time you arrive.

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The past participles of regular verbs are typically formed by adding the suffix “-ed” (or “-d” if the word already ends in “e”). The past participle of a regular verb is identical to its past simple form (e.g., “ canceled ” and “canceled”).

Encouraged by his friends, Reynold signed up for the race.

The past participles of irregular verbs don’t follow a specific pattern and can have numerous endings, including “-en,” “-n,” “-ne,” and “-t.” The past participle of an irregular verb may not be the same as its past simple form (e.g., “stole” and “stolen”).

Hidden in the forest, the cabin is quite difficult to find.

Prita has bought me a gift. Note The past participles of some words are formed differently depending on whether you’re writing US or UK English :

• In UK English, the past participles of two-syllable words that end in “l” are typically formed by doubling the “l” and adding “-ed” (e.g., “label” becomes “ labelled “).
• In US English, the “l” is doubled only when the final syllable is stressed (e.g., “control” becomes “controlled,” but “label” becomes “labeled”).

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Past participles can be used (by themselves or as part of participial phrases) as adjectives to modify a noun or pronoun .

The man was clearly agitated .

Participial phrases

A participial phrase is a phrase headed by a participle that modifies a noun or pronoun in the main clause of a sentence.

In order to avoid a dangling participle when you use a participial phrase at the start of a sentence, place the noun phrase being modified immediately after the participial phrase.

The audience, moved by the performance , applauded the actor.

The perfect verb tenses are formed using a past participle along with a conjugated form of the auxiliary verb “have.”

There are three perfect tenses:

• Past perfect (used to describe something that happened before another past event)
• Present perfect (used to describe an event that began in the past and continues in the present)
• Future perfect (used to describe an event that will be completed by a specific time in the future)

I have planned a road trip with my friends.

A passive sentence is a sentence in which the subject is acted upon, instead of being the person or thing that performs the action. Passive sentences are typically formed using a conjugated form of the verb “be” along with a past participle .

All the food is being eaten by the guests.

If you want to know more about nouns , pronouns , verbs , and other parts of speech , make sure to check out some of our other language articles with explanations and examples.

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The past participle of the verb “go” is “gone.” As an irregular verb , “go” doesn’t form its past participle by adding the suffix “-ed.” The past simple form of “go” is “went.”

The past participle of the verb “drink” is “drunk.” As “drink” is an irregular verb , its past participle is not formed by adding “-ed” to the end of the word. The past simple form of “drink” is “drank.”

The past participle of the irregular verb “get” can be either “gotten” or “got,” depending on whether you’re using UK or US English .

• In US English, “gotten” is standard, but “got” is considered acceptable.
• In UK English, “got” is correct.

The past participle of the verb “give” is “given.” “Give” is an irregular verb , so it doesn’t form its past participle by adding the suffix “-ed.” The past simple form of “give” is “gave.”

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• 1.1.1 Pronunciation
• 1.1.2.1 Hyponyms
• 1.1.2.2 Derived terms
• 1.1.2.3 Translations
• 1.1.3.1 Derived terms
• 1.1.3.2 Translations
• 1.1.4 Adjective
• 1.2.2 References
• 1.3 See also
• 1.4 Anagrams
• 2.1 Etymology
• 2.2 Pronunciation
• 2.3.1 Derived terms
• 2.3.2 Related terms
• 3.1 Etymology
• 3.2 Pronunciation
• 4.1.1 Alternative forms
• 4.1.2 Pronunciation
• 4.1.3.1 Descendants
• 4.1.3.2 References
• 5.1 Etymology
• 5.2 Pronunciation
• 5.3.1 Declension
• 5.4 Further reading
• 6.1 Etymology
• 6.2 Pronunciation
• 6.3.1 Inflection
• 7.1 Etymology
• 8.1 Etymology
• 8.2 Pronunciation
• 8.3.1 Derived terms
• 8.3.2 Related terms
• 8.3.3 See also
• 8.5 Further reading

English [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ].

From Middle English trippen ( “ tread or step lightly and nimbly, skip, dance ” ) , perhaps from Old French triper ( “ to hop or dance around, strike with the feet ” ) , from a Frankish source; or alternatively from Middle Dutch trippen ( “ to skip, trip, hop, stamp, trample ” ) (> Modern Dutch trippelen ( “ to toddle, patter, trip ” ) ). Akin to Middle Low German trippen ( > Danish trippe ( “ to trip ” ) , Swedish trippa ( “ to mince, trip ” ) ), West Frisian tripje ( “ to toddle, trip ” ) , German trippeln ( “ to scurry ” ) , Old English treppan ( “ to trample, tread ” ) . Related also to trap , tramp .

Pronunciation [ edit ]

• enPR : trĭp , IPA ( key ) : /tɹɪp/ , [tʰɹɪpʰ]
• Rhymes: -ɪp

Noun [ edit ]

trip ( plural trips )

• 1918 , Ralph Henry Barbour , Lost Island : I sold my horse and took a trip to Ceylon and back on an Orient boat as a passenger,
• 1897 December (indicated as 1898 ), Winston Churchill , chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode , New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company ; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd. , →OCLC : We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made the trip sometimes twice in a day.
• A stumble or misstep . He was injured due to a trip down the stairs.
• 1671 , John Milton , “ (please specify the page) ”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes , London: [ … ] J. M [ acock ] for John Starkey   [ … ] , →OCLC : Imperfect words, with childish trips .
• 1767 , Walter Harte , The amaranth; or, Religious poems : Each seeming trip , and each digressive start.
• 1967 , Joe David Brown, editor, The Hippies , New York: Time, Inc, page 2 : Unlike other accepted stimuli, from nicotine to liquor, the hallucinogens promise those who take the “ trip ” a magic-carpet escape from dull reality in which perceptions are heightened, sense distorted, and the imagination permanently bedazzled with ecstatic visions of teleological verity.
• 1969 , Merle Haggard (lyrics and music), “ Okie from Muskogee ”: We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee / We don't take our trips on LSD
• 1974 April 13, Heather Anderson, “Hustling”, in Gay Community News , page 2: Many of them admit to having suppressed any tendency toward homosexual behavior for the greater part of their lives—yet—denial becomes too heavy a trip after a period of time, and eventually curiosity wins out.
• A faux pas , a social error .
• ( engineering ) A mechanical cutout device.
• ( electricity ) A trip-switch or cut-out . It's dark because the trip operated.
• 1814 July 7, [Walter Scott ], Waverley;   [ … ] , volumes (please specify |volume=I to III) , Edinburgh:   [ … ] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. ; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown , →OCLC : His heart bounded as he sometimes could distinctly hear the trip of a light female step glide to or from the door.
• ( obsolete ) A small piece; a morsel ; a bit. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: modicum
• 1661 December 10, Robert South, False Foundations Removed [ … ] : It is the sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground.
• 1697 , Virgil , “Georgic II”, in John Dryden , transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis.   [ … ] , London: [ … ] Jacob Tonson ,   [ … ] , →OCLC : And watches with a trip his foe to foil.
• ( nautical ) A single board , or tack , in plying , or beating , to windward .

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary , which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing. (See the entry for “ trip ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam , 1913, →OCLC .)

Hyponyms [ edit ]

• business trip
• pleasure trip
• school trip

Derived terms [ edit ]

• businessman's trip
• facility trip
• have a safe trip home
• trip down memory lane
• trip hammer
• trip odometer
• trip sitter
• trip sitting
• trip switch
• trip to Jerusalem
• trip to the woodshed
• trip working

Verb [ edit ]

trip ( third-person singular simple present trips , present participle tripping , simple past and past participle tripped )

• ( intransitive ) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot Be careful not to trip on the tree roots.
• 1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs , “ Tarzan of the Apes ”, in The All-Story , New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co. , →OCLC ; republished as chapter 5, in Tarzan of the Apes , New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company , 1914 June, →OCLC : Early in his boyhood he had learned to form ropes by twisting and tying long grasses together, and with these he was forever tripping Tublat or attempting to hang him from some overhanging branch.
• c. 1503–1512 , John Skelton , Ware the Hauke ; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems , 1983 , →OCLC , page 66 , lines 152–155 : And the Pharasay / Then durst nothynge say, / But let the matter slyp, / And made truth to tryp ;
• 1689 (indicated as 1690 ) , [ John Locke ], “Remedies of the Imperfection and Abuse of Words”, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding.   [ … ] , London: [ … ] Eliz [ abeth ] Holt, for Thomas Basset,   [ … ] , →OCLC , book III, page 250 : [T]ill his Tongue trips
• 1692–1717 , Robert South , “Discourse upon 2 Thessalonians ii.II”, in Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions , 6th edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI) , London: [ … ] J [ ames ] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer,   [ … ] , published 1727 , →OCLC : A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind understanding; there is no remedy, but it must trip and stumble.
• 1697 , Virgil , translated by John Dryden , The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis.   [ … ] , London: [ … ] Jacob Tonson ,   [ … ] , →OCLC : Virgil is so exact in every word that none can be changed but for a worse; he pretends sometimes to trip , but it is to make you think him in danger when most secure.
• 1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare , “ The Tragedie of Cymbeline ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies   [ … ] ( First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , and Ed [ ward ] Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , [Act V, scene v]: These her women can trip me if I err.
• ( transitive ) To activate or set in motion , as in the activation of a trap , explosive , or switch . When we get into the factory, trip the lights.
• ( intransitive ) To be activated, as by a signal or an event The alarm system tripped , throwing everyone into a panic.
• 1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Derailment near Holmes Chapel”, in Trains Illustrated , page 652 : From the evidence of witnesses and of the recorded passing times, including the time at which the circuit breakers were tripped when the wires were brought down, the train was travelling at a speed of not less than 70 m.p.h.
• 2023 August 23, “Network News: CCTV helps save track workers from being struck by train”, in RAIL , number 990 , page 10 : The 25kV had repeatedly tripped and the two had split from a larger group to operate an overhead line isolating switch.
• 1970 , Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne (lyrics and music), “Fairies Wear Boots”, in Paranoid , performed by Black Sabbath: So, I went to the doctor, see what he could give me / He said, "Son, son, you've gone too far / 'Cause smokin' and trippin ’ is all that you do," / Yeeeeeeaaaaaah
• ( intransitive ) To journey , to make a trip. Last summer, we tripped to the coast.
• a. 1645 , John Milton , “ L’Allegro ”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton,   [ … ] , London: [ … ] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely ,   [ … ] , published 1646 , →OCLC : Come, and trip it, as ye go, / On the light fantastic toe.
• 1687 , [John Dryden] , “ (please specify the page number) ”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts , 2nd edition, London: [ … ] Jacob Tonson   [ … ] , →OCLC : She bounded by, and tripped so light / They had not time to take a steady sight.
• 1819 June 23 , Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving ], “The Wife”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. , number I, New York, N.Y.: [ … ] C. S. Van Winkle,   [ … ] , →OCLC , page 53 : A bright beautiful face glanced out at the window, and vanished—a light footstep was heard—and Mary came tripping forth to meet us.
• ( nautical ) To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free.
• ( nautical ) To pull (a yard ) into a perpendicular position for lowering it.
• 2003 , “What's a Pimp?”, in Married to the Game , performed by Too $hort : If she ain't with it, I find another little chick / I'm quick to switch, even when I was six / I had a backup bitch, when my bitch would trip / I'd go play with my other girlfriend and get me a kiss / And at the age of thirty-six I'm to the same old tricks
• trip over one's feet
• trip over one's own two feet
• trip the light fantastic
• tripwire , trip wire

Adjective [ edit ]

trip ( not comparable )

• ( poker slang ) Of or relating to trips ( three of a kind ) .

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From Middle English tryppe , from Old French trippe . Possibly related to troop .

• ( obsolete , UK , Scotland , dialect ) A herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.
• ( obsolete ) A troop of men; a host .
• A flock of wigeons .

References [ edit ]

• The Chambers Dictionary , 10th edition, entry trip .

See also [ edit ]

Anagrams [ edit ], dutch [ edit ], etymology [ edit ].

Borrowed from English trip .

• IPA ( key ) : /trɪp/
• Hyphenation: trip

trip   m ( plural trips , diminutive tripje   n )

• a trip , a short excursion , a vacation , travelling Synonyms: plezierreis , uitje , uitstapje
• hallucination , tripping
• pleziertrip

Related terms [ edit ]

Kalasha [ edit ].

From Sanskrit तृप्र ( tṛprá , “ distress ” )

• IPA ( key ) : /t̪rip/
• sickness , trouble

Middle English [ edit ]

From Anglo-Norman trippe ( “ dance ” ) .

Alternative forms [ edit ]

• IPA ( key ) : /ˈtrip(ə)/

trip ( plural trippus )

• An action that leads to a trip , fall or a bump ; that which causes a misstep.
• ( rare ) A motion in a dance.
• ( rare , Late Middle English ) A voyage ; an excursion .

Descendants [ edit ]

• Scots: trip
• “ trip(pe, n.(1). ”, in MED Online , Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan , 2007, retrieved 2018-05-08 .
• Alternative form of tryppe

Polish [ edit ]

• IPA ( key ) : /trip/
• Rhymes: -ip
• Syllabification: trip

trip   m   inan

• ( slang ) trip ( period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations ) Synonym: haj
• ( film ) movie with phantasmagoric images and scenes

Declension [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ].

• trip in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian [ edit ]

• IPA ( key ) : [trip]

trip   n ( plural tripuri )

• ( slang ) trip ( hallucination caused by drugs ) Am avut un trip nasol. Iarba asta nu e de calitate. I had a shitty trip . This isn't quality herb.

Inflection [ edit ]

Spanish [ edit ].

trip   m ( plural trips )

• trip (hallucination)

Tagalog [ edit ]

• IPA ( key ) : /ˈtɾip/ , [ˈtɾip]

trip ( Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜉ᜔ ) ( slang )

• 2008 , Khavn De La Cruz, Ultraviolins , UP Press, →ISBN , page 182 : Wala, trip ko lang, wala lang akong magawa. May reklamo ka? Ako wala. Wala akong pakialam sa yo at sa kung ano mang iniisip mo. Bakit sa SM? Kase. Kase pareho ng initials ko. Yun lang. Nothing, just my idea, ['coz] I have nothing to do. Any problems? Nothing. I don't mind you and anything you think. Why in SM? Coz. Coz it's the same initials as mine. Just that.
• 1989 , National Mid-week : May asawa at anak ang lalaki, pero trip niya ang mamboso at mambastos sa telepono. Ginagamit ng lalaki ang ... ang mensahe ng pelikula. Ang problema ay nakaka-depress dahil mahirap labanan nang ganoon ang lalaking sira ang ulo. The man has a wife and a son, but he likes to harass and flirt with women on the telephone. The man uses the message of the movie. The problem is depressing because it's difficult to fight such a stupid man.
• 1998 , Honorio Bartolome De Dios, Sa Labas Ng Parlor , University of Philippines Press, →ISBN : Siguro nga napapayag mo siya, pero, nilasing mo 'yung tao, e. Hindi ko siya nilasing. Pareho kaming lasing n'ung gabing 'yun. Arnold, kilala ko ang kumpare ko. Matagal na kaming magkasama niyan. Ang trip talaga niya 'pag lasing, sex. You possible enticed her, but, you made the person drunk, don't you? I didn't made her drunk. We're both drunk that night. Arnold, I know my buddies. We've been together for long. What she likes when drunk is to have sex.
• act of taking advantage of someone ( by duping, tricking, cheating, etc. ) Synonyms: pananamantala , panloloko
• trip ( hallucination due to drugs )
• basagan ng trip
• basagin ang trip
• mapagtripan
• ( pseudoverb ) to want ; to like ( to do something, especially on a whim or impulse ) Synonyms: gusto , nais Trip ko lang na mambasag ng mga bintana ng kotse, kasi sabog ako n'on. I'ved just wanted to break car windows, 'coz I'm high that time.
• “ trip ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary ‎ [1] , Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

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Participles – Present, Past and Perfect

How to form the present participle, how to form the past participle, when to use participles in english, additional uses, the perfect participle.

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What is a participle?

A participle is an impersonal form of a verb that can be used as an adjective or to form compound tenses .

There are two types of participles in English; present participles (boring, doing, eating …) and past participles (bored, done, eaten …) .

These can be combined to form perfect participles (having done, having said …) , which are used in participial phrases .

Learn how to form English participles and when to use them, then practise in the interactive exercises.

Today, Ella is running her first ever marathon.

She’s been training for months and has done many practise races in preparation for the real thing.

Feeling nervous, Ella approaches the start line with the other excited runners.

The atmosphere is amazing : loud music is playing and it’s inspiring to see so many runners focusing on the same goal.

Ella’s predicted time is around 5 hours, but she thinks she can do better.

The starting pistol is fired and the race begins!

Form the present participle by adding -ing to the infinitive of the verb.

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• remove the final -e before adding -ing (note: -ee stays the same)
• double the final consonant when it follows a short, stressed vowel (exceptions: -w, -x and -y )
• an -ie at the end of the infinitive becomes -y
• British English doubles the final -l of verbs like cancel, travel, etc.

Present participle vs. gerund

When the -ing form is used as a noun, it is actually a gerund and not a present participle.

Learn more about which verbs take the gerund in English .

The past participle is also known as the third form of the verb (e.g. do–did– done ).

For regular verbs, we add -ed to the infinitive . This means that for regular verbs, the past participle is identical to the simple past form.

Irregular verbs have their own form, which must be learned by heart. Sometimes the past participle is the same as the simple past form, sometimes it is different.

Learn more about irregular verbs in English grammar .

English participles have two main uses:

1. Forming compound tenses

• use the present participle ( -ing form) in progressive tenses
• use the past participle (3rd form of the verb) in perfect tenses
• use the past participle of be (= been) and the present participle of the main verb in perfect progressive tenses

As you can see from the examples above, despite what their names may suggest, the present and past participles are not just restricted to the present and past tenses!

2. Adjectives

The second use for the participles is as adjectives .

They can come before the noun they modify or after linking verbs like be .

Often, we have to choose between participle adjective pairs (e.g. bored vs. boring; confused vs. confusing  …).

The difference is as follows:

• use the past participle to describe a feeling or effect
• use the present participle to describe the person/thing that causes said feeling or effect

Head over to our section on adjectives to learn more about adjectives ending in -ing and -ed .

Read on to look at each of the participles individually.

While the participles are mainly used in compound tenses and as adjectives, there are some additional uses:

The passive voice

The past participle is used with the verb be to form the passive .

Learn more about the passive voice in English grammar .

The present participle as an adverb

In some cases, the present participle appears as an adverb . These modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.

Participial phrases (clauses)

Participles are used to create participial phrases (also known as participial clauses or participle phrases ). These are adjective phrases that begin with a present, past or perfect participle.

Participial phrases are used in in written language. They allow us to give more information about a noun without having to use a full clause.

The participial phrase must refer to the same noun as the main clause.

Participial phrases are often used to shorten relative clauses .

Check out our page about participial phrases in English for more information and exercises.

The perfect participle is formed with the present participle of have and the past participle of the main verb (e.g. having said, having done, having left … ).

Unlike the standard present and past participles, the perfect participle is only used in participial phrases and is mostly limited to written English.

The perfect participle emphasises that an action was already completed when another action took place.

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Past Participle

What is a past participle.

• It is formed from a verb.
• It is used as an adjective or to form verb tense.
• It probably ends "-ed," "-d," "-t," "-en," or "-n."

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• Here's the past participle: whispered
• Here it is used as an adjective : The whispered word
• Here it is used to form a verb tense : She had whispered him the answer.

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Examples of Past Participles Being Used As Adjectives

• Here is a laminated copy to replace your torn one.
• Stuffed deer heads on walls are bad enough, but it's worse when they have streamers in their antlers because then you know they were enjoying themselves when they were shot. (TV host Ellen DeGeneres)
• A torn jacket is soon mended, but hard words bruise the heart of a child. (Poet Henry Longfellow)
• Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. (Poet Oscar Wilde)
• The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed , no matter which side he's on. (Author Joseph Heller)
• The boy taken to hospital has recovered.
• I have a heart wracked with sorrow .
• Battered by the wind , John fell to his knees.
• Finally broken , Lee lowered his gloves.
• I had crossed the line. I was free, but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land. (Political activist Harriet Tubman)
• I had seen birth and death but had thought they were different. (Poet T S Eliot)
• I phoned my dad to tell him I had stopped smoking. He called me a quitter.
• Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.
• Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
• Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen . (British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli)
• I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.
• By September, Jenny will have taken over that role.
• I hope that, when I leave this planet, I will have touched a few people in a positive way. (Actor Will Rothhaar)
• jump > jumped
• paint > painted
• chat > chatted
• stop > stopped
• sew > sewed
• play > played
• fix > fixed
• incur > incurred
• prefer > preferred
• open > opened
• enter > entered
• swallow > swallowed
• thrive > thrived
• guzzle > guzzled
• cry > cried
• fry > fried
• arise > arisen
• catch > caught
• choose > chosen
• know > known

More about Participles

• The Past Participle
• The Present Participle

(Benefit 1) Use a fronted participle phrase to say two things about your subject efficiently.

• Imbued with both common sense and enthusiasm , Patrick is always quick to find a cost-effective solution.

(Trap 1) Beware misplaced modifiers and dangling modifiers!

• Past and present participles are key building blocks in any language.
• Using an upfront participle phrase lets you shoehorn more information into a sentence.
• If you use an upfront participle phrase, put the word being modified next.

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Meaning of trip – Learner’s Dictionary

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• Details of the president's trip remain shrouded in secrecy .
• They suffered a series of mishaps during the trip.
• I've just been on a trip to France.
• We will have a car at our disposal for the whole trip.
• Talking of holidays , did you hear about Lesley's skiing trip?

trip verb ( FALL )

Trip verb ( make fall ), phrasal verbs.

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something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid harmful results

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Conjugación verbo trip - inglés

Modelo : stop

Auxiliar : have , be

Otras formas: trip oneself / not trip

Contracciones

• he/she/it trips
• you tripped
• he/she/it tripped
• they tripped

Present continuous

• I am tripping
• you are tripping
• he/she/it is tripping
• we are tripping
• they are tripping

Present perfect

• I have tripped
• you have tripped
• he/she/it has tripped
• we have tripped
• they have tripped
• I will trip
• you will trip
• he/she/it will trip
• we will trip
• they will trip

Future perfect

• I will have tripped
• you will have tripped
• he/she/it will have tripped
• we will have tripped
• they will have tripped

Past continous

• I was tripping
• you were tripping
• he/she/it was tripping
• we were tripping
• they were tripping

Past perfect

• I had tripped
• you had tripped
• he/she/it had tripped
• we had tripped
• they had tripped

Future continuous

• I will be tripping
• you will be tripping
• he/she/it will be tripping
• we will be tripping
• they will be tripping

Present perfect continuous

• I have been tripping
• you have been tripping
• he/she/it has been tripping
• we have been tripping
• they have been tripping

Past perfect continuous

• I had been tripping
• you had been tripping
• he/she/it had been tripping
• we had been tripping
• they had been tripping

Future perfect continuous

• I will have been tripping
• you will have been tripping
• he/she/it will have been tripping
• we will have been tripping
• they will have been tripping

Perfect participle

• having tripped

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