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FRENCH VERB

flipper

to panic, in spoken French

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: flippé
  • Present participle: flippant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I panic
  2. tu you panic
  3. il, elle, on he/she panics
  4. nous we panic
  5. vous you panic
  6. ils, elles they panic

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I paniced
  2. tu you paniced
  3. il, elle, on he/she paniced
  4. nous we paniced
  5. vous you paniced
  6. ils, elles they paniced

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to panic
  2. tu you used to panic
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to panic
  4. nous we used to panic
  5. vous you used to panic
  6. ils, elles they used to panic

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will panic
  2. tu you will panic
  3. il, elle, on he/she will panic
  4. nous we will panic
  5. vous you will panic
  6. ils, elles they will panic

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would panic
  2. tu you would panic
  3. il, elle, on he/she would panic
  4. nous we would panic
  5. vous you would panic
  6. ils, elles they would panic

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I panic
  2. tu (that) you panic
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she panic
  4. nous (that) we panic
  5. vous (that) you panic
  6. ils, elles (that) they panic

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu panic!
  2. nous panic! (let’s)
  3. vous panic! (plural, or formal)

How to use flipper

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je flippe un peu pour l'entretien de demain.

    I'm freaking out a bit about tomorrow's interview.

  2. Past

    J'ai flippé quand l'avion a tremblé.

    I panicked when the plane shook.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle flippait avant chaque examen, et réussissait toujours.

    She panicked before every exam, and always passed.

  4. Future

    Tu flipperas moins une fois sur scène.

    You'll panic less once you're on stage.

  5. Conditional

    N'importe qui flipperait avec un bruit pareil.

    Anyone would freak out with a noise like that.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Pas la peine que tu flippes, c'est un petit chien.

    No need to freak out, it's a little dog.

  7. Imperative

    Ne flippe pas, j'arrive dans cinq minutes.

    Don't panic, I'll be there in five minutes.

Good to know

  • Je flippe is I'm freaking out, ça me fait flipper is it scares me; un flipper is also a pinball machine.

Where you hear flipper

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Fluency Level 1

  • Je flippe déjà pour l'entretien. I'm already panicking about the interview.
  • Elle a flippé toute la nuit avant la préfecture. She panicked all night before the prefecture.
  • Tu flipperas moins le jour même. You'll panic less on the day.
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Fluency Level 1 · Je flippe déjà. J'ai les mains qui tremblent.

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