Conjugation

Turn off

éteindre; couper

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: off

    Only turn changes; off stays the same: turned off, turned off.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before off, as the card writes it: turn someone off. A pronoun always does: turn them off.

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 turn off, he doesn't turn off.

    1. I / you / we / they turn off
    2. he / she / it turns off

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am turning off
    2. you / we / they are turning off
    3. he / she / it is turning off

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they turned off

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) turn off
    2. let's turn off