zip

Regular
Infinitive
zip
Past Simple
zipped
Past Participle
zipped
-ing Form
zipping
3rd Person
zips
zip zips zipping zipped

Zip means to fasten with a zipper or move quickly. Regular verb: zip-zipped-zipped.

Meanings

  • To fasten with zipper
  • To move very fast
  • To compress files

Common Collocations

zip up zip through zip file zip it

Tip for Learners

Zip it means be quiet (informal). "Zip up your jacket."
Present Simple
I zip
you zip
he/she/it zips
we zip
they zip
Examples - Present Simple
  • I zip my jacket.
  • You zip through the traffic.
  • She zips the bag.
  • We zip up the tent.
  • They zip the files.
Present Continuous
I am zipping
you are zipping
he/she/it is zipping
we are zipping
they are zipping
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am zipping my jacket.
  • You are zipping through the traffic.
  • She is zipping the bag.
  • We are zipping up the tent.
  • They are zipping the files.
Present Perfect
I have zipped
you have zipped
he/she/it has zipped
we have zipped
they have zipped
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have zipped my jacket.
  • You have zipped through the traffic.
  • She has zipped the bag.
  • We have zipped up the tent.
  • They have zipped the files.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been zipping
you have been zipping
he/she/it has been zipping
we have been zipping
they have been zipping
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been zipping jackets.
  • You have been zipping through traffic.
  • She has been zipping bags.
  • We have been zipping up tents.
  • They have been zipping files.
Past Simple
I zipped
you zipped
he/she/it zipped
we zipped
they zipped
Examples - Past Simple
  • I zipped my jacket.
  • You zipped through the traffic.
  • She zipped the bag.
  • We zipped up the tent.
  • They zipped the files.
Past Continuous
I was zipping
you were zipping
he/she/it was zipping
we were zipping
they were zipping
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was zipping my jacket.
  • You were zipping through the traffic.
  • She was zipping the bag.
  • We were zipping up the tent.
  • They were zipping the files.
Past Perfect
I had zipped
you had zipped
he/she/it had zipped
we had zipped
they had zipped
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had zipped my jacket.
  • You had zipped through the traffic.
  • She had zipped the bag.
  • We had zipped up the tent.
  • They had zipped the files.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been zipping
you had been zipping
he/she/it had been zipping
we had been zipping
they had been zipping
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been zipping jackets.
  • You had been zipping through traffic.
  • He had been zipping bags.
  • We had been zipping up tents.
  • They had been zipping files.
Future Simple
I will zip
you will zip
he/she/it will zip
we will zip
they will zip
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will zip my jacket.
  • You will zip through the traffic.
  • She will zip the bag.
  • We will zip up the tent.
  • They will zip the files.
Future Continuous
I will be zipping
you will be zipping
he/she/it will be zipping
we will be zipping
they will be zipping
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be zipping jackets.
  • You will be zipping through traffic.
  • He will be zipping bags.
  • We will be zipping up tents.
  • They will be zipping files.
Future Perfect
I will have zipped
you will have zipped
he/she/it will have zipped
we will have zipped
they will have zipped
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have zipped my jacket.
  • You will have zipped through the traffic.
  • She will have zipped the bag.
  • We will have zipped up the tent.
  • They will have zipped the files.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been zipping
you will have been zipping
he/she/it will have been zipping
we will have been zipping
they will have been zipping
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been zipping jackets.
  • You will have been zipping through traffic.
  • He will have been zipping bags.
  • We will have been zipping up tents.
  • They will have been zipping files.
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