Conjugation

Lift off

décoller

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: off

    Only lift changes; off stays the same: lifted off, lifted off.

  • Object in the middle

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

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 lift off, he doesn't lift off.

    1. I / you / we / they lift off
    2. he / she / it lifts off

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am lifting off
    2. you / we / they are lifting off
    3. he / she / it is lifting off

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they lifted off

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) lift off
    2. let's lift off