Conjugation

Duck into

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Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like want, look, need, double-check, double-click, even out

  • Phrasal verb: into

    Only duck changes; into stays the same: ducked into, ducked into.

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 duck into, he doesn't duck into.

    1. I / you / we / they duck into
    2. he / she / it ducks into

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am ducking into
    2. you / we / they are ducking into
    3. he / she / it is ducking into

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they ducked into

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) duck into
    2. let's duck into
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 ducked into
    2. he / she / it has ducked into

  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 ducking into
    2. you / we / they were ducking into

  3. Future with will

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will duck into
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 ducking into
    2. he / she / it has been ducking into

  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 ducked into

  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 ducking into

  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 duck into

  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 ducked into
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 ducking into

  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 ducked into

  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 ducking into

  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 ducking into

  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 ducking into