Conjugation

Pick apart

analyser quelque chose en détail

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: apart

    Only pick changes; apart stays the same: picked apart, picked apart.

  • Object in the middle

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

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 pick apart, he doesn't pick apart.

    1. I / you / we / they pick apart
    2. he / she / it picks apart

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am picking apart
    2. you / we / they are picking apart
    3. he / she / it is picking apart

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they picked apart

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) pick apart
    2. let's pick apart