Conjugation

Psych up

se motiver

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: up

    Only psych changes; up stays the same: psyched up, psyched up.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they psych up
    2. he / she / it psychs up

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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