Yabber away

bavarder sans arrêt

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like want, look, need, water-ski, x-ray, zoom in

  • Phrasal verb: away

    Only yabber changes; away stays the same: yabbered away, yabbered away.

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 yabber away, he doesn't yabber away.

    1. I / you / we / they yabber away
    2. he / she / it yabbers away

  2. Present continuous

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

    1. I am yabbering away
    2. you / we / they are yabbering away
    3. he / she / it is yabbering away

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they yabbered away

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) yabber away
    2. let's yabber away
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 yabbered away
    2. he / she / it has yabbered away

  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 yabbering away
    2. you / we / they were yabbering away

  3. Future with will

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will yabber away
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 yabbering away
    2. he / she / it has been yabbering away

  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 yabbered away

  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 yabbering away

  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 yabber away

  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 yabbered away
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 yabbering away

  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 yabbered away

  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 yabbering away

  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 yabbering away

  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 yabbering away