Conjugation

Show around

faire visiter quelque chose à quelqu'un

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: around

    Only show changes; around stays the same: showed around, shown around.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they show around
    2. he / she / it shows around

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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