Conjugation

Find out

découvrir

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: out

    Only find changes; out stays the same: found out, found out.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they find out
    2. he / she / it finds out

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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