Conjugation

Push around

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Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: around

    Only push changes; around stays the same: pushed around, pushed around.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before around, as the card writes it: push someone around. A pronoun always does: push them around.

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 push around, he doesn't push around.

    1. I / you / we / they push around
    2. he / she / it pushes around

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am pushing around
    2. you / we / they are pushing around
    3. he / she / it is pushing around

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they pushed around

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) push around
    2. let's push around