Conjugation

Cut out

découper; extraire en découpant

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like let, put, hit, wet, reset, slit

  • Phrasal verb: out

    Only cut changes; out stays the same: cut out, cut out.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they cut out
    2. he / she / it cuts out

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) cut out
    2. let's cut out
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 cut out
    2. he / she / it has cut out

  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 cutting out
    2. you / we / they were cutting out

  3. Future with will

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will cut out
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 cutting out
    2. he / she / it has been cutting out

  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 cut out

  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 cutting out

  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 cut out

  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 cut out
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 cutting out

  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 cut out

  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 cutting out

  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 cutting out

  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 cutting out