Conjugation

Lock up

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Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: up

    Only lock changes; up stays the same: locked up, locked up.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before up, as the card writes it: lock someone up. A pronoun always does: lock 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 lock up, he doesn't lock up.

    1. I / you / we / they lock up
    2. he / she / it locks up

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they locked 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 lock up
    2. you / we / they are going to lock up
    3. he / she / it is going to lock up

  5. Imperative

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

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