Tip – English Verbs Conjugation

tip tips tipping tipped

Tip means to tilt or lean, to give extra money for service, or to give advice. Regular verb: tip-tipped-tipped.

Meanings

To cause to tilt or lean
To give gratuity for service
To provide a helpful hint

Common Collocations

tip over tip the scales tip of the iceberg tip someone off tip generously

Tip for Learners

Tip someone off means to warn secretly. Tip of the iceberg means a small visible part of a larger problem.

Present Simple

I	tip
you	tip
he/she/it	tips
we	tip
they	tip

Examples - Present Simple

I tip the waiter generously.
You tip your cap.
She tips the scales.
We tip the driver.
They tip the balance.

Present Continuous

I	am tipping
you	are tipping
he/she/it	is tipping
we	are tipping
they	are tipping

Examples - Present Continuous

I am tipping the waiter.
You are tipping your cap.
She is tipping the scales.
We are tipping the driver.
They are tipping the balance.

Present Perfect

I	have tipped
you	have tipped
he/she/it	has tipped
we	have tipped
they	have tipped

Examples - Present Perfect

I have tipped the waiter.
You have tipped your cap.
She has tipped the scales.
We have tipped the driver.
They have tipped the balance.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been tipping
you	have been tipping
he/she/it	has been tipping
we	have been tipping
they	have been tipping

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been tipping waiters.
You have been tipping your cap.
She has been tipping the scales.
We have been tipping drivers.
They have been tipping the balance.

Past Simple

I	tipped
you	tipped
he/she/it	tipped
we	tipped
they	tipped

Examples - Past Simple

I tipped the waiter.
You tipped your cap.
She tipped the scales.
We tipped the driver.
They tipped the balance.

Past Continuous

I	was tipping
you	were tipping
he/she/it	was tipping
we	were tipping
they	were tipping

Examples - Past Continuous

I was tipping the waiter.
You were tipping your cap.
She was tipping the scales.
We were tipping the driver.
They were tipping the balance.

Past Perfect

I	had tipped
you	had tipped
he/she/it	had tipped
we	had tipped
they	had tipped

Examples - Past Perfect

I had tipped the waiter.
You had tipped your cap.
She had tipped the scales.
We had tipped the driver.
They had tipped the balance.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been tipping
you	had been tipping
he/she/it	had been tipping
we	had been tipping
they	had been tipping

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been tipping waiters.
You had been tipping your cap.
He had been tipping the scales.
We had been tipping drivers.
They had been tipping the balance.

Future Simple

I	will tip
you	will tip
he/she/it	will tip
we	will tip
they	will tip

Examples - Future Simple

I will tip the waiter.
You will tip your cap.
She will tip the scales.
We will tip the driver.
They will tip the balance.

Future Continuous

I	will be tipping
you	will be tipping
he/she/it	will be tipping
we	will be tipping
they	will be tipping

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be tipping waiters.
You will be tipping your cap.
He will be tipping the scales.
We will be tipping drivers.
They will be tipping the balance.

Future Perfect

I	will have tipped
you	will have tipped
he/she/it	will have tipped
we	will have tipped
they	will have tipped

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have tipped the waiter.
You will have tipped your cap.
She will have tipped the scales.
We will have tipped the driver.
They will have tipped the balance.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been tipping
you	will have been tipping
he/she/it	will have been tipping
we	will have been tipping
they	will have been tipping

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been tipping waiters.
You will have been tipping your cap.
He will have been tipping the scales.
We will have been tipping drivers.
They will have been tipping the balance.