Conjugation

Single out

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Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: out

    Only single changes; out stays the same: singled out, singled out.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they single out
    2. he / she / it singles out

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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