Conjugation

Figure out

comprendre ou trouver la solution à quelque chose

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: out

    Only figure changes; out stays the same: figured out, figured out.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they figure out
    2. he / she / it figures out

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) figure out
    2. let's figure out