Conjugation

Sound out

déchiffrer un mot son par son

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: out

    Only sound changes; out stays the same: sounded out, sounded out.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they sound out
    2. he / she / it sounds out

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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