Conjugation

Snap up

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Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: up

    Only snap changes; up stays the same: snapped up, snapped up.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they snap up
    2. he / she / it snaps up

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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