Meaning: to lightly hit something such as a window or your fingers.
Tap Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1): | Tap |
| Past Tense (V2): | Taped |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Taped |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Taping |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Taps |
Tap Past Tense:
Past Tense of Tap is Taped.
Example: Sarah taped a box.
Tap Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Tap is Taped.
Example: Sarah has taped a box.
Tap Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Tap is Taping.
Example: Sarah is taping a box.
Tap 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Tap is Taps.
Example: Sarah taps a box.

Tap Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I tap a box.
- We/You/They tap a box.
- He/She/It/Adam taps a box.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am taping a box.
- We/You/They are taping a box.
- He/She/It/Adam is taping a box.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have taped a box.
- We/You/They have taped a box.
- He/She/It/Adam has taped a box.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been taping a box.
- We/You/They have been taping a box.
- He/She/It/Adam has been taping a box.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I taped a box.
- We/You/They taped a box.
- He/She/It/Adam taped a box.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was taping a box.
- We/You/They were taping a box.
- He/She/It/Adam was taping a box.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had taped a box.
- We/You/They had taped a box.
- He/She/It/Adam had taped a box.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been taping a box.
- We/You/They had been taping a box.
- He/She/It/Adam had been taping a box.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will tap a box.
- We/You/They will tap a box.
- He/She/It/Adam will tap a box.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be taping a box.
- We/You/They will be taping a box.
- He/She/It/Adam will be taping a box.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have taped a box.
- We/You/They will have taped a box.
- He/She/It/Adam will have taped a box.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been taping a box.
- We/You/They will have been taping a box.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been taping a box.
Past Tense of Tap Phrasal Verbs
| Tap Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Tap in | Tapped in |
| Tap out | Tapped out |
| Tap on | Tapped on |
| Tap off | Tapped off |
| Tap into | Tapped into |
| Tap over | Tapped over |
| Tap away | Tapped away |
| Tap up | Tapped up |
| Tap down | Tapped down |
| Tap for | Tapped for |
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FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Tap?
Future Tense of tap is “will tap”.
What is the Present Tense of Tap?
Present Tense of tap is “tap + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | tap |
| He/she/it/singular name | taps |
| Present participle | taping |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Tap?
Past perfect tense of take is “had taped”.






