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ENGLISH VERB

go off

to turn off

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: going off
  • Past participle: gone off

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I turn off
  2. you you turn off
  3. he, she, it he turns off
  4. we we turn off
  5. they they turn off

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I turned off
  2. you you turned off
  3. he, she, it he turned off
  4. we we turn off
  5. they they turned off

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already turned off
  2. you you have already turned off
  3. he, she, it he has already turned off
  4. we we have already turned off
  5. they they have already turned off

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would turn off
  2. you you would turn off
  3. he, she, it he would turn off
  4. we we would turn off
  5. they they would turn off

How to use go off

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    The heating goes off at midnight.

    The heating turns off at midnight.

  2. Past

    The lights went off during the storm.

    The lights went out during the storm.

  3. Future

    The TV will go off by itself after an hour.

    The TV will turn off by itself after an hour.

  4. Present continuous

    The street lights are going off, it's morning.

    The streetlights are turning off; it's already morning.

  5. Present perfect

    The power has gone off twice this week.

    The power went out twice this week.

  6. Conditional

    The oven would go off on its own after baking.

    The oven would turn off by itself after baking.

Good to know

  • "Go off" means turning off by itself: the lights, the heating; but an alarm that "goes off" is ringing!
  • Turning something off yourself is 'turn off'.

Where you hear go off

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • At seven, the radio goes off. At seven, the radio goes off.
  • The radio went off at seven, right on time. The radio went off at seven, right on time.
  • Next time, too, the radio will go off at seven. Next time, the radio will also turn off at seven.
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The Tough Question at Rehearsal

Intermediate Level 3 · goes off

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