Conjugation

Stay out of

rester à l'écart de

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like want, look, need, spray-paint, sprint away, streak back

  • Phrasal verb: out of

    Only stay changes; out of stays the same: stayed out of, stayed out of.

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 stay out of, he doesn't stay out of.

    1. I / you / we / they stay out of
    2. he / she / it stays out of

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they stayed out of

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) stay out of
    2. let's stay out of
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 stayed out of
    2. he / she / it has stayed out of

  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 staying out of
    2. you / we / they were staying out of

  3. Future with will

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will stay out of
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 staying out of
    2. he / she / it has been staying out of

  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 stayed out of

  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 staying out of

  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 stay out of

  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 stayed out of
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 staying out of

  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 stayed out of

  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 staying out of

  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 staying out of

  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 staying out of