Tap – English Verbs Conjugation

tap taps tapping tapped

Tap means to strike lightly, or to make use of a resource. Regular verb: tap-tapped-tapped.

Meanings

To strike lightly
To make use of a resource
To secretly listen to communications

Common Collocations

tap into tap water phone tap tap your foot tap potential

Tip for Learners

Tap into means to access or utilize: tap into resources. Tap (phone) means to secretly monitor.

Present Simple

I	tap
you	tap
he/she/it	taps
we	tap
they	tap

Examples - Present Simple

I tap my foot to music.
You tap the keyboard.
She taps the window.
We tap into resources.
They tap our phones.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am tapping my foot.
You are tapping the keyboard.
She is tapping the window.
We are tapping into resources.
They are tapping our phones.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have tapped my foot.
You have tapped the keyboard.
She has tapped the window.
We have tapped into resources.
They have tapped our phones.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been tapping my foot.
You have been tapping the keyboard.
She has been tapping the window.
We have been tapping into resources.
They have been tapping our phones.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I tapped my foot.
You tapped the keyboard.
She tapped the window.
We tapped into resources.
They tapped our phones.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was tapping my foot.
You were tapping the keyboard.
She was tapping the window.
We were tapping into resources.
They were tapping our phones.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had tapped my foot.
You had tapped the keyboard.
She had tapped the window.
We had tapped into resources.
They had tapped our phones.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been tapping my foot.
You had been tapping the keyboard.
He had been tapping the window.
We had been tapping into resources.
They had been tapping our phones.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will tap my foot.
You will tap the keyboard.
She will tap the window.
We will tap into resources.
They will tap our phones.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be tapping my foot.
You will be tapping the keyboard.
He will be tapping the window.
We will be tapping into resources.
They will be tapping our phones.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have tapped my foot.
You will have tapped the keyboard.
She will have tapped the window.
We will have tapped into resources.
They will have tapped our phones.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been tapping my foot.
You will have been tapping the keyboard.
He will have been tapping the window.
We will have been tapping into resources.
They will have been tapping our phones.