Conjugation

Keep up

continuer; maintenir

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: up

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

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before up, as the card writes it: keep someone up. A pronoun always does: keep them up.

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 up, he doesn't keep up.

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

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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