Conjugation

Catch up

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Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: up

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

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before up, as the card writes it: catch someone up. A pronoun always does: catch them 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 catch up, he doesn't catch up.

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

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  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.

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

  5. Imperative

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

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