Conjugation

Fire up

démarrer

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: up

    Only fire changes; up stays the same: fired up, fired up.

  • Object in the middle

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

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 fire up, he doesn't fire up.

    1. I / you / we / they fire up
    2. he / she / it fires up

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am firing up
    2. you / we / they are firing up
    3. he / she / it is firing up

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they fired up

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) fire up
    2. let's fire up