Conjugation

Hunt down

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Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: down

    Only hunt changes; down stays the same: hunted down, hunted down.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they hunt down
    2. he / she / it hunts down

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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