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ENGLISH VERB

point at

to point at

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: pointing at
  • Past participle: pointed at

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I point at
  2. you you point at
  3. he, she, it he points at
  4. we we point at
  5. they they point at

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I pointed at
  2. you you pointed at
  3. he, she, it he pointed at
  4. we we point at
  5. they they pointed at

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will point at
  2. you you will point at
  3. he, she, it he will point at
  4. we we will point at
  5. they they will point at

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would point at
  2. you you would point at
  3. he, she, it he would point at
  4. we we would point at
  5. they they would point at

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. point at!

How to use point at

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

  1. Present

    The little girl points at every dog she sees.

    The little girl points at every dog she sees.

  2. Past

    He pointed at the menu because he couldn't say the word.

    He pointed at the menu because he couldn't say the word.

  3. Future

    Just point at the code and the page will open.

    Just point at the code and the page will open.

  4. Present continuous

    Why is everyone pointing at the sky?

    Why is everyone pointing at the sky?

  5. Present perfect

    The teacher has pointed at the map three times already.

    The teacher has already pointed at the map three times.

  6. Conditional

    I would point at the photo instead of explaining.

    I would point at the photo instead of explaining.

  7. Imperative

    Point at the one you want and I'll get it.

    Point at what you want and I'll get it.

Good to know

  • "Point at" is to point your finger or the camera at something; "point out" is to draw attention to a detail.
  • Pointing your finger at people is rude in the United States too: "don't point at people".

Where you hear point at

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • You just point your camera at the code. You just point your camera at the code.
  • I pointed my camera at the code, and the page opened. I pointed my camera at the code, and the page opened.
  • You'll point your camera at it, and that's it. You'll point your camera at it, and that's it.

English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

  • You just point your camera at the code. You just point your camera at the code.
  • I pointed my camera at the code, and the page opened. I pointed my camera at the code, and the page opened.
  • You'll point your camera at it, and that's it. You'll point your camera at it, and that's it.
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Can you explain without that term?

Intermediate Level 3 · point your camera at it

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The real sound check

Fluency Level 3 · The speaker is pointing at the wall. Give me a second.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.