trip
trips
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Trip means to stumble or cause to stumble, or to activate a mechanism. Regular verb: trip-tripped-tripped.
Meanings
- To stumble or lose balance
- To cause someone to stumble
- To activate a mechanism
Common Collocations
trip over
trip up
trip the alarm
guilt trip
road trip
Tip for Learners
Trip up means to make a mistake or cause someone to fail. Trip as a noun means a journey.
Present Simple
| I | trip |
| you | trip |
| he/she/it | trips |
| we | trip |
| they | trip |
Examples - Present Simple
- I trip over my feet.
- You trip on the stairs.
- She trips the alarm.
- We trip up the thief.
- They trip the wire.
Present Continuous
| I | am tripping |
| you | are tripping |
| he/she/it | is tripping |
| we | are tripping |
| they | are tripping |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am tripping over my feet.
- You are tripping on the stairs.
- She is tripping the alarm.
- We are tripping up the thief.
- They are tripping the wire.
Present Perfect
| I | have tripped |
| you | have tripped |
| he/she/it | has tripped |
| we | have tripped |
| they | have tripped |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have tripped over my feet.
- You have tripped on the stairs.
- She has tripped the alarm.
- We have tripped up the thief.
- They have tripped the wire.
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 |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been tripping over my feet.
- You have been tripping on the stairs.
- She has been tripping alarms.
- We have been tripping up thieves.
- They have been tripping wires.
Past Simple
| I | tripped |
| you | tripped |
| he/she/it | tripped |
| we | tripped |
| they | tripped |
Examples - Past Simple
- I tripped over my feet.
- You tripped on the stairs.
- She tripped the alarm.
- We tripped up the thief.
- They tripped the wire.
Past Continuous
| I | was tripping |
| you | were tripping |
| he/she/it | was tripping |
| we | were tripping |
| they | were tripping |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was tripping over my feet.
- You were tripping on the stairs.
- She was tripping the alarm.
- We were tripping up the thief.
- They were tripping the wire.
Past Perfect
| I | had tripped |
| you | had tripped |
| he/she/it | had tripped |
| we | had tripped |
| they | had tripped |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had tripped over my feet.
- You had tripped on the stairs.
- She had tripped the alarm.
- We had tripped up the thief.
- They had tripped the wire.
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 |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been tripping over my feet.
- You had been tripping on the stairs.
- He had been tripping alarms.
- We had been tripping up thieves.
- They had been tripping wires.
Future Simple
| I | will trip |
| you | will trip |
| he/she/it | will trip |
| we | will trip |
| they | will trip |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will trip over my feet.
- You will trip on the stairs.
- She will trip the alarm.
- We will trip up the thief.
- They will trip the wire.
Future Continuous
| I | will be tripping |
| you | will be tripping |
| he/she/it | will be tripping |
| we | will be tripping |
| they | will be tripping |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be tripping over my feet.
- You will be tripping on the stairs.
- He will be tripping the alarm.
- We will be tripping up thieves.
- They will be tripping wires.
Future Perfect
| I | will have tripped |
| you | will have tripped |
| he/she/it | will have tripped |
| we | will have tripped |
| they | will have tripped |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have tripped over my feet.
- You will have tripped on the stairs.
- She will have tripped the alarm.
- We will have tripped up the thief.
- They will have tripped the wire.
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 |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been tripping over my feet.
- You will have been tripping on the stairs.
- He will have been tripping alarms.
- We will have been tripping up thieves.
- They will have been tripping wires.