Conjugation

Flip around

retourner

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: around

    Only flip changes; around stays the same: flipped around, flipped around.

  • Object in the middle

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

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 flip around, he doesn't flip around.

    1. I / you / we / they flip around
    2. he / she / it flips around

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am flipping around
    2. you / we / they are flipping around
    3. he / she / it is flipping around

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they flipped around

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) flip around
    2. let's flip around