Conjugation

Slip in

s'insérer subtilement

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like stop, drop, trap, gift-wrap, guilt-trip, re-equip

  • Phrasal verb: in

    Only slip changes; in stays the same: slipped in, slipped in.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before in, as the card writes it: slip something in. A pronoun always does: slip it in.

In speech, the helping verbs shorten: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present simple

    Habits, facts, and how things usually are. To say no or ask, add do or does: I don't slip in, he doesn't slip in.

    1. I / you / we / they slip in
    2. he / she / it slips in

  2. Present continuous

    What is happening now, and plans already arranged: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am slipping in
    2. you / we / they are slipping in
    3. he / she / it is slipping in

  3. Past simple

    A finished action at a past time: yesterday, in 2020. To say no or ask, add did: I didn't slip in.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they slipped in

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to slip in
    2. you / we / they are going to slip in
    3. he / she / it is going to slip in

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't slip in.

    1. (you) slip in
    2. let's slip in
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have slipped in
    2. he / she / it has slipped in

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was slipping in
    2. you / we / they were slipping in

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will slip in
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been slipping in
    2. he / she / it has been slipping in

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had slipped in

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be slipping in

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would slip in

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have slipped in
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been slipping in

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have slipped in

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been slipping in

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be slipping in

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been slipping in