Past tense of flip
regular verb
The past tense of flip is flipped. The past participle is also flipped.
Forms of flip
| Base form (V1) | flip /flɪp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | flipped /flɪpt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | flipped /flɪpt/ |
| Present participle | flipping /ˈflɪpɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | flips /flɪps/ |
Flipped in a sentence
- Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016.
- The mafioso flipped on his superiors to get a lighter sentence.
- The diver tucked, flipped, and opened up at the last moment.From the entry tuck
- I accidentally bumped into him, and he flipped me the bird.From the entry flip the bird
- We flipped the machine onto its top.From the entry top
Meaning of flip
- noun A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- noun A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
- noun A fillip or light blow.
Questions about the past tense of flip
- What is the past tense of flip?
- The past tense of flip is flipped.
- What is the past participle of flip?
- The past participle of flip is flipped.
- Is flip a regular or irregular verb?
- Flip is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: flip (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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