Conjugation

Follow around

suivre quelqu'un partout

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: around

    Only follow changes; around stays the same: followed around, followed around.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they follow around
    2. he / she / it follows around

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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