Conjugation

Stare out at

regarder fixement au loin

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like like, love, use, spruce up, square up, stave off

  • Phrasal verb: out at

    Only stare changes; out at stays the same: stared out at, stared out at.

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 stare out at, he doesn't stare out at.

    1. I / you / we / they stare out at
    2. he / she / it stares out at

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they stared out at

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to stare out at
    2. you / we / they are going to stare out at
    3. he / she / it is going to stare out at

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) stare out at
    2. let's stare out at
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have stared out at
    2. he / she / it has stared out at

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was staring out at
    2. you / we / they were staring out at

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will stare out at
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been staring out at
    2. he / she / it has been staring out at

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had stared out at

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be staring out at

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would stare out at

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have stared out at
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been staring out at

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have stared out at

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been staring out at

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be staring out at

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been staring out at