Conjugation

Crank up

monter avec une manivelle

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: up

    Only crank changes; up stays the same: cranked up, cranked up.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they crank up
    2. he / she / it cranks up

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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