Conjugation

Walk across

traverser à pied

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: across

    Only walk changes; across stays the same: walked across, walked across.

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 walk across, he doesn't walk across.

    1. I / you / we / they walk across
    2. he / she / it walks across

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am walking across
    2. you / we / they are walking across
    3. he / she / it is walking across

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they walked across

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) walk across
    2. let's walk across