Conjugation

Check out

aller voir; découvrir

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: out

    Only check changes; out stays the same: checked out, checked out.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they check out
    2. he / she / it checks out

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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