Conjugation

Hunker down

s'installer à l'abri

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: down

    Only hunker changes; down stays the same: hunkered down, hunkered down.

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 hunker down, he doesn't hunker down.

    1. I / you / we / they hunker down
    2. he / she / it hunkers down

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am hunkering down
    2. you / we / they are hunkering down
    3. he / she / it is hunkering down

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they hunkered down

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) hunker down
    2. let's hunker down