Conjugation

Ask out

inviter quelqu'un à sortir

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: out

    Only ask changes; out stays the same: asked out, asked out.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before out, as the card writes it: ask someone out. A pronoun always does: ask them out.

In speech, the helping verbs shorten: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present simple

    Habits, facts, and how things usually are. To say no or ask, add do or does: I don't ask out, he doesn't ask out.

    1. I / you / we / they ask out
    2. he / she / it asks out

  2. Present continuous

    What is happening now, and plans already arranged: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am asking out
    2. you / we / they are asking out
    3. he / she / it is asking out

  3. Past simple

    A finished action at a past time: yesterday, in 2020. To say no or ask, add did: I didn't ask out.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they asked out

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to ask out
    2. you / we / they are going to ask out
    3. he / she / it is going to ask out

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't ask out.

    1. (you) ask out
    2. let's ask out