Conjugation

Brush off

balayer d’un revers de main

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: off

    Only brush changes; off stays the same: brushed off, brushed off.

  • Object in the middle

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

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 brush off, he doesn't brush off.

    1. I / you / we / they brush off
    2. he / she / it brushes off

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am brushing off
    2. you / we / they are brushing off
    3. he / she / it is brushing off

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they brushed off

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) brush off
    2. let's brush off