Conjugation

Brush out

démêler en brossant

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: out

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

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before out, as the card writes it: brush something out. A pronoun always does: brush it 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 brush out, he doesn't brush out.

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

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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