roll the tape in English

Forms: rolls the tape [present, singular, third-person], rolling the tape [participle, present], rolled the tape [participle, past], rolled the tape [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} roll the tape (third-person singular simple present rolls the tape, present participle rolling the tape, simple past and past participle rolled the tape)

Inflected forms

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"roll the tape" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms