Single out

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Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like like, love, use, shove out, side with, size down

  • Phrasal verb: out

    Only single changes; out stays the same: singled out, singled out.

  • Object in the middle

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

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 single out, he doesn't single out.

    1. I / you / we / they single out
    2. he / she / it singles out

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they singled out

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) single out
    2. let's single out
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 singled out
    2. he / she / it has singled out

  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 singling out
    2. you / we / they were singling out

  3. Future with will

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will single out
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 singling out
    2. he / she / it has been singling out

  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 singled out

  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 singling out

  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 single out

  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 singled out
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 singling out

  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 singled out

  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 singling out

  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 singling out

  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 singling out