Conjugation

Grin away

continuer à sourire largement

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: away

    Only grin changes; away stays the same: grinned away, grinned away.

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 grin away, he doesn't grin away.

    1. I / you / we / they grin away
    2. he / she / it grins away

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am grinning away
    2. you / we / they are grinning away
    3. he / she / it is grinning away

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they grinned away

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) grin away
    2. let's grin away