tap dance

A dance in which the dancer clicks metal taps fixed to the heels and toes of the shoes in rhythm against the floor.

tap′-dance′ v.

tap dancer n.

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tap-dance

Past participle: tap-danced
Gerund: tap-dancing

Imperative
tap-dance
tap-dance

Present
I tap-dance
you tap-dance
he/she/it tap-dances
we tap-dance
you tap-dance
they tap-dance

Preterite
I tap-danced
you tap-danced
he/she/it tap-danced
we tap-danced
you tap-danced
they tap-danced

Present Continuous
I am tap-dancing
you are tap-dancing
he/she/it is tap-dancing
we are tap-dancing
you are tap-dancing
they are tap-dancing

Present Perfect
I have tap-danced
you have tap-danced
he/she/it has tap-danced
we have tap-danced
you have tap-danced
they have tap-danced

Past Continuous
I was tap-dancing
you were tap-dancing
he/she/it was tap-dancing
we were tap-dancing
you were tap-dancing
they were tap-dancing

Past Perfect
I had tap-danced
you had tap-danced
he/she/it had tap-danced
we had tap-danced
you had tap-danced
they had tap-danced

Future
I will tap-dance
you will tap-dance
he/she/it will tap-dance
we will tap-dance
you will tap-dance
they will tap-dance

Future Perfect
I will have tap-danced
you will have tap-danced
he/she/it will have tap-danced
we will have tap-danced
you will have tap-danced
they will have tap-danced

Future Continuous
I will be tap-dancing
you will be tap-dancing
he/she/it will be tap-dancing
we will be tap-dancing
you will be tap-dancing
they will be tap-dancing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tap-dancing
you have been tap-dancing
he/she/it has been tap-dancing
we have been tap-dancing
you have been tap-dancing
they have been tap-dancing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tap-dancing
you will have been tap-dancing
he/she/it will have been tap-dancing
we will have been tap-dancing
you will have been tap-dancing
they will have been tap-dancing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tap-dancing
you had been tap-dancing
he/she/it had been tap-dancing
we had been tap-dancing
you had been tap-dancing
they had been tap-dancing

Conditional
I would tap-dance
you would tap-dance
he/she/it would tap-dance
we would tap-dance
you would tap-dance
they would tap-dance

Past Conditional
I would have tap-danced
you would have tap-danced
he/she/it would have tap-danced
we would have tap-danced
you would have tap-danced
they would have tap-danced

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Translations

tap-dance

[ˈtæpdɑːns] VI → bailar claqué
see also tap D

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