Conjugation

Brown up

faire dorer

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: up

    Only brown changes; up stays the same: browned up, browned up.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before up, as the card writes it: brown something up. A pronoun always does: brown it up.

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 brown up, he doesn't brown up.

    1. I / you / we / they brown up
    2. he / she / it browns up

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am browning up
    2. you / we / they are browning up
    3. he / she / it is browning up

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they browned up

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) brown up
    2. let's brown up