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ENGLISH VERB

set out

to set (the table); to arrange or leave ready

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: setting out
  • Past participle: set out

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I put
  2. you you put
  3. he, she, it he puts
  4. we we put
  5. they they put

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I put
  2. you you put
  3. he, she, it he put
  4. we we put
  5. they they put

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. put!

How to use set out

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

  1. Present

    Mom sets out our clothes the night before school.

    Mom lays out our clothes the night before class.

  2. Past

    I set out plates and glasses for twelve people.

    I set out plates and glasses for twelve people.

  3. Future

    I will set out some snacks before the game.

    I'll set out some snacks before the game.

  4. Present continuous

    The nurses are setting out the vaccines for the morning.

    The nurses are getting the vaccines ready for the morning.

  5. Present perfect

    Someone has set out coffee and cookies in the hall.

    Someone left coffee and cookies set out in the hall.

  6. Conditional

    I would set out the documents in order of date.

    I would leave the documents arranged by date.

  7. Imperative

    Set out the forks on the left, knives on the right.

    Put the forks on the left, the knives on the right.

Good to know

  • "Set out" is to arrange things ready for use: plates, clothes, documents. "Set the table" is pôr a mesa.
  • "Set out" also means to set off on a trip: "we set out at dawn".

Where you hear set out

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

English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

  • I set out two cups every morning. I set out two cups every morning.
  • I set out bread for the neighbors. I set out bread for the neighbors.
  • I'll set out the chairs at six. I'll set out the chairs at six.
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A delicate memory

Fluency Level 1 · It is. I still set out two cups.

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