Conjugation

Eat off

manger quelque chose sur quelque chose

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: off

    Only eat changes; off stays the same: ate off, eaten off.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before off, as the card writes it: eat something off something. A pronoun always does: eat it off.

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 eat off, he doesn't eat off.

    1. I / you / we / they eat off
    2. he / she / it eats off

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am eating off
    2. you / we / they are eating off
    3. he / she / it is eating off

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they ate off

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) eat off
    2. let's eat off