To wipe /tu waɪp/ significa limpiar, secar o quitar algo pasando un paño, una toalla, papel o la mano sobre una superficie.
Este verbo se usa principalmente de estas maneras:
- Wipe something — limpiar o secar algo pasando un paño, papel u otro objeto.
- She wiped the table. — “Ella limpió la mesa.”
- Wipe something with something — limpiar o secar algo con un objeto específico.
- He wiped his face with a towel. — “Él se secó la cara con una toalla.”
- Wipe something off — quitar algo de una superficie.
- Wipe the water off the floor. — “Seca el agua del piso.”
- Wipe something down — limpiar toda la superficie de algo cuidadosamente.
- Please wipe down the counter. — “Por favor, limpia bien la barra.”
También usamos wipe away cuando quitamos lágrimas, sudor u otra cosa pasando la mano o un objeto: She wiped away her tears — “Ella se secó las lágrimas”.
En el contexto de la tecnología, wipe a phone o wipe a hard drive significa borrar todos los datos del dispositivo: They wiped the old computer — “Borraron todos los datos de la computadora vieja”.
Wipe y clean no significan exactamente lo mismo. Clean es el verbo general para limpiar. Wipe describe la acción de pasar algo sobre una superficie para limpiarla, secarla o quitar algo de ella.
Wipe se pronuncia /waɪp/. La forma de tercera persona wipes se pronuncia /waɪps/, con sonido final /s/. El pasado y el participio wiped se pronuncian /waɪpt/, con sonido final /t/. El gerundio wiping se escribe sin la e final y se pronuncia /ˈwaɪ.pɪŋ/.
Simple Tense
Simple Present Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I wipe | We wipe |
| 2ª | You wipe | You wipe |
| 3ª | He/She/It wipes | They wipe |
Wipe: /waɪp/, wipes: /waɪps/
Simple Past Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I wiped | We wiped |
| 2ª | You wiped | You wiped |
| 3ª | He/She/It wiped | They wiped |
Wiped: /waɪpt/
Simple Future Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will wipe | We will wipe |
| 2ª | You will wipe | You will wipe |
| 3ª | He/She/It will wipe | They will wipe |
Will wipe: /wɪl waɪp/
Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I am wiping | We are wiping |
| 2ª | You are wiping | You are wiping |
| 3ª | He/She/It is wiping | They are wiping |
Wiping: /ˈwaɪ.pɪŋ/
Past Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I was wiping | We were wiping |
| 2ª | You were wiping | You were wiping |
| 3ª | He/She/It was wiping | They were wiping |
Was wiping: /wəz ˈwaɪ.pɪŋ/, Were wiping: /wɜr ˈwaɪ.pɪŋ/
Future Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will be wiping | We will be wiping |
| 2ª | You will be wiping | You will be wiping |
| 3ª | He/She/It will be wiping | They will be wiping |
Will be wiping: /wɪl bi ˈwaɪ.pɪŋ/
Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I have wiped | We have wiped |
| 2ª | You have wiped | You have wiped |
| 3ª | He/She/It has wiped | They have wiped |
Have wiped: /hæv waɪpt/, Has wiped: /hæz waɪpt/
Past Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I had wiped | We had wiped |
| 2ª | You had wiped | You had wiped |
| 3ª | He/She/It had wiped | They had wiped |
Had wiped: /hæd waɪpt/
Future Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will have wiped | We will have wiped |
| 2ª | You will have wiped | You will have wiped |
| 3ª | He/She/It will have wiped | They will have wiped |
Will have wiped: /wɪl hæv waɪpt/
