Conjugation

Drive around

sillonner en voiture

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: around

    Only drive changes; around stays the same: drove around, driven around.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before around, as the card writes it: drive someone around. A pronoun always does: drive them around.

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 drive around, he doesn't drive around.

    1. I / you / we / they drive around
    2. he / she / it drives around

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am driving around
    2. you / we / they are driving around
    3. he / she / it is driving around

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they drove around

  4. Future with going to

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

    1. I am going to drive around
    2. you / we / they are going to drive around
    3. he / she / it is going to drive around

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) drive around
    2. let's drive around