Conjugation

Pick back up

aider quelqu'un à se relever

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: back up

    Only pick changes; back up stays the same: picked back up, picked back up.

  • Object in the middle

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

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

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they picked back 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 pick back up
    2. you / we / they are going to pick back up
    3. he / she / it is going to pick back up

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) pick back up
    2. let's pick back up