Conjugation

Scratch up

couvrir de griffures ou de rayures

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: up

    Only scratch changes; up stays the same: scratched up, scratched up.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they scratch up
    2. he / she / it scratches up

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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