Conjugation

See off

accompagner quelqu’un pour lui dire au revoir

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: off

    Only see changes; off stays the same: saw off, seen off.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before off, as the card writes it: see someone off. A pronoun always does: see 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 see off, he doesn't see off.

    1. I / you / we / they see off
    2. he / she / it sees off

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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