Conjugation

Keep in

garder à l'intérieur

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: in

    Only keep changes; in stays the same: kept in, kept in.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before in, as the card writes it: keep something in. A pronoun always does: keep it in.

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 keep in, he doesn't keep in.

    1. I / you / we / they keep in
    2. he / she / it keeps in

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am keeping in
    2. you / we / they are keeping in
    3. he / she / it is keeping in

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they kept in

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) keep in
    2. let's keep in