Conjugation

Knock around

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Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: around

    Only knock changes; around stays the same: knocked around, knocked around.

  • Object in the middle

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

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 knock around, he doesn't knock around.

    1. I / you / we / they knock around
    2. he / she / it knocks around

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am knocking around
    2. you / we / they are knocking around
    3. he / she / it is knocking around

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they knocked around

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) knock around
    2. let's knock around