Conjugation

Clean up

nettoyer et ranger

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: up

    Only clean changes; up stays the same: cleaned up, cleaned up.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they clean up
    2. he / she / it cleans up

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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