Conjugation

Set out

partir ; se mettre en route

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: out

    Only set changes; out stays the same: set out, set out.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before out, as the card writes it: set something out. A pronoun always does: set it out.

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 set out, he doesn't set out.

    1. I / you / we / they set out
    2. he / she / it sets out

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am setting out
    2. you / we / they are setting out
    3. he / she / it is setting out

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they set out

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) set out
    2. let's set out