Conjugation

Help out

donner un coup de main à quelqu'un

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: out

    Only help changes; out stays the same: helped out, helped out.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before out, as the card writes it: help somebody out. A pronoun always does: help them out.

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 help out, he doesn't help out.

    1. I / you / we / they help out
    2. he / she / it helps out

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am helping out
    2. you / we / they are helping out
    3. he / she / it is helping out

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they helped out

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) help out
    2. let's help out