Past tense of sip
regular verb
The past tense of sip is sipped. The past participle is also sipped.
Forms of sip
| Base form (V1) | sip /sɪp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sipped |
| Past participle (V3) | sipped |
| Present participle | sipping |
| Third person singular | sips |
Sipped in a sentence
- A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes.From the entry early
- She sipped at an oliveless martini.From the entry oliveless
- Claire sipped a latte made by a barista with a nose ring and Dothrakian eyeliner.2023, Ward Larsen, “A Pin-Pulled Grenade”, in Deep Fake, New York, N.Y.: Forge, →ISBN. From the entry Dothrakian
- She sipped hot English breakfast from her thermos and pulled the blanket close around her.2021, Joani Elliott, chapter 29, in The Audacity of Sara Grayson: A Novel, New York, N.Y.; Nashville, Tenn.: Post Hill Press, →ISBN. From the entry English breakfast
Meaning of sip
- noun A small mouthful of drink.
- noun An event at which people drink alcohol in small, usually subintoxicating amounts.
- verb To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.
Questions about the past tense of sip
- What is the past tense of sip?
- The past tense of sip is sipped.
- What is the past participle of sip?
- The past participle of sip is sipped.
- Is sip a regular or irregular verb?
- Sip is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sip (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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