Conjugation

Size up

jauger

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: up

    Only size changes; up stays the same: sized up, sized up.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they size up
    2. he / she / it sizes up

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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