skip

Regular
Infinitive
skip
Past Simple
skipped
Past Participle
skipped
-ing Form
skipping
3rd Person
skips
skip skips skipping skipped

Skip means to move with light hopping steps, or to omit or miss something. Regular verb: skip-skipped-skipped.

Meanings

  • To move with light hopping steps
  • To omit or pass over
  • To fail to attend or participate

Common Collocations

skip a meal skip class skip ahead skip to the end skip a beat

Tip for Learners

Heart skips a beat describes shock or excitement. Skip is often used for intentionally missing something.
Present Simple
I skip
you skip
he/she/it skips
we skip
they skip
Examples - Present Simple
  • I skip breakfast most days.
  • You skip school often.
  • She skips meetings.
  • We skip ads.
  • They skip the line.
Present Continuous
I am skipping
you are skipping
he/she/it is skipping
we are skipping
they are skipping
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am skipping breakfast.
  • You are skipping school.
  • She is skipping the meeting.
  • We are skipping ads.
  • They are skipping the line.
Present Perfect
I have skipped
you have skipped
he/she/it has skipped
we have skipped
they have skipped
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have skipped breakfast.
  • You have skipped school.
  • She has skipped meetings.
  • We have skipped ads.
  • They have skipped the line.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been skipping
you have been skipping
he/she/it has been skipping
we have been skipping
they have been skipping
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been skipping breakfast.
  • You have been skipping school.
  • She has been skipping meetings.
  • We have been skipping ads.
  • They have been skipping lines.
Past Simple
I skipped
you skipped
he/she/it skipped
we skipped
they skipped
Examples - Past Simple
  • I skipped breakfast.
  • You skipped school.
  • She skipped the meeting.
  • We skipped ads.
  • They skipped the line.
Past Continuous
I was skipping
you were skipping
he/she/it was skipping
we were skipping
they were skipping
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was skipping breakfast.
  • You were skipping school.
  • She was skipping meetings.
  • We were skipping ads.
  • They were skipping the line.
Past Perfect
I had skipped
you had skipped
he/she/it had skipped
we had skipped
they had skipped
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had skipped breakfast.
  • You had skipped school.
  • She had skipped the meeting.
  • We had skipped ads.
  • They had skipped the line.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been skipping
you had been skipping
he/she/it had been skipping
we had been skipping
they had been skipping
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been skipping breakfast.
  • You had been skipping school.
  • He had been skipping meetings.
  • We had been skipping ads.
  • They had been skipping lines.
Future Simple
I will skip
you will skip
he/she/it will skip
we will skip
they will skip
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will skip breakfast.
  • You will skip school.
  • She will skip the meeting.
  • We will skip ads.
  • They will skip the line.
Future Continuous
I will be skipping
you will be skipping
he/she/it will be skipping
we will be skipping
they will be skipping
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be skipping breakfast.
  • You will be skipping school.
  • He will be skipping meetings.
  • We will be skipping ads.
  • They will be skipping lines.
Future Perfect
I will have skipped
you will have skipped
he/she/it will have skipped
we will have skipped
they will have skipped
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have skipped breakfast.
  • You will have skipped school.
  • She will have skipped the meeting.
  • We will have skipped ads.
  • They will have skipped the line.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been skipping
you will have been skipping
he/she/it will have been skipping
we will have been skipping
they will have been skipping
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been skipping breakfast.
  • You will have been skipping school.
  • He will have been skipping meetings.
  • We will have been skipping ads.
  • They will have been skipping lines.
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