Conjugation

Keep out of

tenir quelque chose à l’écart de quelque chose

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: out of

    Only keep changes; out of stays the same: kept out of, kept out of.

  • Object in the middle

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

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 out of, he doesn't keep out of.

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

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they kept out of

  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 out of
    2. you / we / they are going to keep out of
    3. he / she / it is going to keep out of

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) keep out of
    2. let's keep out of