Conjugation

Swap around

échanger la place de deux choses

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: around

    Only swap changes; around stays the same: swapped around, swapped around.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before around, as the card writes it: swap something around. A pronoun always does: swap it around.

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 swap around, he doesn't swap around.

    1. I / you / we / they swap around
    2. he / she / it swaps around

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am swapping around
    2. you / we / they are swapping around
    3. he / she / it is swapping around

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they swapped around

  4. Future with going to

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

    1. I am going to swap around
    2. you / we / they are going to swap around
    3. he / she / it is going to swap around

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) swap around
    2. let's swap around