Flounder around

tâtonner sans direction

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like want, look, need, fast-forward, fend for, foam up

  • Phrasal verb: around

    Only flounder changes; around stays the same: floundered around, floundered 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 flounder around, he doesn't flounder around.

    1. I / you / we / they flounder around
    2. he / she / it flounders around

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) flounder around
    2. let's flounder around
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 floundered around
    2. he / she / it has floundered around

  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 floundering around
    2. you / we / they were floundering around

  3. Future with will

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will flounder around
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 floundering around
    2. he / she / it has been floundering around

  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 floundered around

  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 floundering around

  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 flounder around

  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 floundered around
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 floundering around

  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 floundered around

  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 floundering around

  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 floundering around

  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 floundering around