Drip – English Verbs Conjugation

drip drips dripping dripped

Drip means to fall in drops. Regular: drip-dripped-dripped.

Meanings

To fall in drops
To let fall drops
To be very wet

Common Collocations

drip dry drip with dripping wet drip feed drip coffee

Tip for Learners

Dripping with = covered with OR full of (sarcasm). Drip feed = supply gradually. Drip (noun, slang) = boring person.

Present Simple

I	drip
you	drip
he/she/it	drips
we	drip
they	drip

Examples - Present Simple

I drip water on the floor when I shower.
You drip sauce everywhere when you eat.
The faucet drips constantly at night.
We drip feed the plants during droughts.
They drip paint accidentally on the floor.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am dripping wet from the rain.
You are dripping ice cream on your shirt.
The roof is dripping water into buckets.
We are dripping the solution slowly.
They are dripping sweat after the workout.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have dripped coffee on my papers.
You have dripped wax all over the table.
The tap has dripped all night long.
We have dripped the medication carefully.
They have dripped paint on the carpet.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been dripping sweat all day.
You have been dripping water everywhere.
The ceiling has been dripping for hours.
We have been dripping the IV slowly.
They have been dripping oil on the driveway.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I dripped soup on my tie.
You dripped water across the floor.
The faucet dripped all night.
We dripped the solution into the beaker.
They dripped candle wax on the tablecloth.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was dripping wet when I arrived.
You were dripping blood from the cut.
The icicle was dripping in the sun.
We were dripping the dye onto the fabric.
They were dripping sweat during the marathon.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had dripped coffee before noticing the hole in the cup.
You had dripped sauce on your shirt before the meeting.
The pipe had dripped for days before we found it.
We had dripped the entire solution before the error.
They had dripped paint before covering the floor.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been dripping sweat for hours during the hike.
You had been dripping water before drying off.
The roof had been dripping for weeks before repair.
We had been dripping the IV for hours before the doctor came.
They had been dripping oil for miles before noticing.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will drip the medicine into your eye.
You will drip if you don't dry off.
The faucet will drip unless we fix it.
We will drip the solution slowly.
They will drip the sauce over the dish.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be dripping sweat after the race.
You will be dripping wet from the pool.
The ice will be dripping in the heat.
We will be dripping the IV throughout the night.
They will be dripping chocolate over the dessert.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have dripped the entire bottle by then.
You will have dripped water everywhere by morning.
The faucet will have dripped gallons by the time we fix it.
We will have dripped the solution completely.
They will have dripped all the sauce by serving time.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been dripping sweat for hours by the finish.
You will have been dripping water for too long.
The roof will have been dripping for months by repair time.
We will have been dripping the IV for days by then.
They will have been dripping oil for weeks before detection.