Conjugation

Catch up on

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Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: up on

    Only catch changes; up on stays the same: caught up on, caught up on.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before up on, as the card writes it: catch someone up on. A pronoun always does: catch them up on.

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 catch up on, he doesn't catch up on.

    1. I / you / we / they catch up on
    2. he / she / it catches up on

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they caught up on

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) catch up on
    2. let's catch up on