Conjugation

Head on to

passer à; se diriger vers

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like want, look, need, hard-boil, harp on, hint at

  • Phrasal verb: on to

    Only head changes; on to stays the same: headed on to, headed on to.

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 head on to, he doesn't head on to.

    1. I / you / we / they head on to
    2. he / she / it heads on to

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am heading on to
    2. you / we / they are heading on to
    3. he / she / it is heading on to

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they headed on to

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) head on to
    2. let's head on to
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have headed on to
    2. he / she / it has headed on to

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was heading on to
    2. you / we / they were heading on to

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will head on to
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been heading on to
    2. he / she / it has been heading on to

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had headed on to

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be heading on to

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would head on to

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have headed on to
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been heading on to

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have headed on to

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been heading on to

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be heading on to

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been heading on to