Conjugation

Zip up

fermer avec une fermeture éclair

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: up

    Only zip changes; up stays the same: zipped up, zipped up.

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 zip up, he doesn't zip up.

    1. I / you / we / they zip up
    2. he / she / it zips up

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am zipping up
    2. you / we / they are zipping up
    3. he / she / it is zipping up

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they zipped up

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) zip up
    2. let's zip up