Conjugation

Tip off

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Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: off

    Only tip changes; off stays the same: tipped off, tipped off.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before off, as the card writes it: tip someone off. A pronoun always does: tip them off.

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 tip off, he doesn't tip off.

    1. I / you / we / they tip off
    2. he / she / it tips off

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am tipping off
    2. you / we / they are tipping off
    3. he / she / it is tipping off

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they tipped off

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) tip off
    2. let's tip off