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.