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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/