Conjugation

Click-clack away

taper sans arrêt au clavier

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like want, look, need, chow down, clamor for, comb forward

  • Phrasal verb: away

    Only click-clack changes; away stays the same: click-clacked away, click-clacked away.

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 click-clack away, he doesn't click-clack away.

    1. I / you / we / they click-clack away
    2. he / she / it click-clacks away

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am click-clacking away
    2. you / we / they are click-clacking away
    3. he / she / it is click-clacking away

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they click-clacked away

  4. Future with going to

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

    1. I am going to click-clack away
    2. you / we / they are going to click-clack away
    3. he / she / it is going to click-clack away

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't click-clack away.

    1. (you) click-clack away
    2. let's click-clack away
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have click-clacked away
    2. he / she / it has click-clacked away

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was click-clacking away
    2. you / we / they were click-clacking away

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will click-clack away
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been click-clacking away
    2. he / she / it has been click-clacking away

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had click-clacked away

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be click-clacking away

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would click-clack away

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have click-clacked away
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been click-clacking away

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have click-clacked away

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been click-clacking away

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be click-clacking away

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been click-clacking away