tickle
tickles
tickling
tickled
Tickle means to touch lightly causing laughter. Regular verb: tickle-tickled-tickled.
Meanings
- To touch lightly causing laughter
- To amuse or please
- To cause tingling
Common Collocations
tickle someone
tickled pink
tickle fancy
tickle the ivories
Tip for Learners
Tickled pink means very pleased. "The joke tickled her."
Present Simple
| I | tickle |
| you | tickle |
| he/she/it | tickles |
| we | tickle |
| they | tickle |
Examples - Present Simple
- I tickle my baby.
- You tickle my fancy.
- She tickles her kids.
- We tickle each other.
- They tickle the ivories.
Present Continuous
| I | am tickling |
| you | are tickling |
| he/she/it | is tickling |
| we | are tickling |
| they | are tickling |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am tickling my baby.
- You are tickling my fancy.
- She is tickling her kids.
- We are tickling each other.
- They are tickling the ivories.
Present Perfect
| I | have tickled |
| you | have tickled |
| he/she/it | has tickled |
| we | have tickled |
| they | have tickled |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have tickled my baby.
- You have tickled my fancy.
- She has tickled her kids.
- We have tickled each other.
- They have tickled the ivories.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been tickling |
| you | have been tickling |
| he/she/it | has been tickling |
| we | have been tickling |
| they | have been tickling |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been tickling my baby.
- You have been tickling my fancy.
- She has been tickling her kids.
- We have been tickling each other.
- They have been tickling the ivories.
Past Simple
| I | tickled |
| you | tickled |
| he/she/it | tickled |
| we | tickled |
| they | tickled |
Examples - Past Simple
- I tickled my baby.
- You tickled my fancy.
- She tickled her kids.
- We tickled each other.
- They tickled the ivories.
Past Continuous
| I | was tickling |
| you | were tickling |
| he/she/it | was tickling |
| we | were tickling |
| they | were tickling |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was tickling my baby.
- You were tickling my fancy.
- She was tickling her kids.
- We were tickling each other.
- They were tickling the ivories.
Past Perfect
| I | had tickled |
| you | had tickled |
| he/she/it | had tickled |
| we | had tickled |
| they | had tickled |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had tickled my baby.
- You had tickled my fancy.
- She had tickled her kids.
- We had tickled each other.
- They had tickled the ivories.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been tickling |
| you | had been tickling |
| he/she/it | had been tickling |
| we | had been tickling |
| they | had been tickling |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been tickling my baby.
- You had been tickling my fancy.
- He had been tickling his kids.
- We had been tickling each other.
- They had been tickling the ivories.
Future Simple
| I | will tickle |
| you | will tickle |
| he/she/it | will tickle |
| we | will tickle |
| they | will tickle |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will tickle my baby.
- You will tickle my fancy.
- She will tickle her kids.
- We will tickle each other.
- They will tickle the ivories.
Future Continuous
| I | will be tickling |
| you | will be tickling |
| he/she/it | will be tickling |
| we | will be tickling |
| they | will be tickling |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be tickling my baby.
- You will be tickling my fancy.
- He will be tickling his kids.
- We will be tickling each other.
- They will be tickling the ivories.
Future Perfect
| I | will have tickled |
| you | will have tickled |
| he/she/it | will have tickled |
| we | will have tickled |
| they | will have tickled |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have tickled my baby.
- You will have tickled my fancy.
- She will have tickled her kids.
- We will have tickled each other.
- They will have tickled the ivories.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been tickling |
| you | will have been tickling |
| he/she/it | will have been tickling |
| we | will have been tickling |
| they | will have been tickling |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been tickling my baby.
- You will have been tickling my fancy.
- He will have been tickling his kids.
- We will have been tickling each other.
- They will have been tickling the ivories.