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ENGLISH VERB

rule out

to rule out

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: ruling out
  • Past participle: ruled out

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I rule out
  2. you you rule out
  3. he, she, it he rules out
  4. we we rule out
  5. they they rule out

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I ruled out
  2. you you ruled out
  3. he, she, it he ruled out
  4. we we rule out
  5. they they ruled out

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will rule out
  2. you you will rule out
  3. he, she, it he will rule out
  4. we we will rule out
  5. they they will rule out

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would rule out
  2. you you would rule out
  3. he, she, it he would rule out
  4. we we would rule out
  5. they they would rule out

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. rule out!

How to use rule out

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

  1. Present

    The doctor rules out the simple things first.

    The doctor rules out the simple things first.

  2. Past

    We ruled out the beach because of the rain.

    We ruled out the beach because of the rain.

  3. Future

    The test will rule out anything serious.

    The test will rule out anything serious.

  4. Present continuous

    We are ruling out the most expensive hotels.

    We're ruling out the more expensive hotels.

  5. Present perfect

    The police have ruled out a robbery.

    The police ruled out a robbery.

  6. Conditional

    I wouldn't rule out a trip in December.

    I wouldn't rule out a trip in December.

  7. Imperative

    Don't rule out the smaller apartment yet.

    Don't rule out the smaller apartment yet.

Good to know

  • "Rule out" is to rule out a possibility: "the doctor ruled out the flu".

Where you hear rule out

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • Omar's answer rules out the hall. Omar's answer rules out the hall.
  • The plaque ruled out the factory. By then, it was apartments. The plaque ruled out the factory. By then, it was apartments.
  • One document won't rule out what people remember. One document won't rule out what people remember.
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