Conjugation

Scare off

dissuader

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: off

    Only scare changes; off stays the same: scared off, scared off.

  • Object in the middle

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

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 scare off, he doesn't scare off.

    1. I / you / we / they scare off
    2. he / she / it scares off

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am scaring off
    2. you / we / they are scaring off
    3. he / she / it is scaring off

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they scared off

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) scare off
    2. let's scare off